June 2013 target for stable electricity

President Goodluck Jonathan in Islamabad, Pakistan assured Nigerians of a stable supply of electricity in major cities by the end of second quarters of next year. Jonathan gave the assurance at an interactive session with the Nigerian community living in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The event hosted by the Nigerian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dauda Danladi was part of the activities on the sidelines of the Summit of Eight Developing Nations (D-8) being attended by the President in Islamabad.
Responding to questions raised by some of the guests, the President said his administration had overcome the challenges of power generation to a very large extent. He identified the major challenge to be that of evacuation of the generated electricity due to poor infrastructure.