Sen. Suswam urges incoming govt. to prioritise tackling power deficit, insecurity

Former Benue State Governor, Sen. Gabriel Suswam has urged the incoming administration to make tackling power deficit and insecurity in the country a priority.

Suswam made the call in a recent interview with newsmen in Abuja.

Suswam, who spoke while responding to questions on agenda setting for the incoming administration, said there was an urgent need to pay attention to the economy and make concerted efforts to grow the GDP of the nation.

He said: “Elections has come and gone and you have court cases that are on-going, but we want the incoming administration to concentrate on issues that have affected Nigerians.

“Issues of insecurity, electricity, issues of power, any government that concentrates on power will change the economy of this country, will enhance the GDP of the country,” he said.

According the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, electricity affects all sectors of this economy,

“I believe that there is a whole lot for the incoming administration to do, security, power but once you fix power, industries will be revamped, employment will come back.”

According to him, addressing issues of power alone, will be seen to have addressed 60 per cent of the issues in the country.

He also believes that the incoming president should target how best to resolve insecurity, saying that insecurity issues had prevented people from coming to invest in the country.