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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Benue State Government has revealed plans to establish a power plant towards generating electricity to boost socio-economic development across communities in the state.<\/p>\n

Raymond Asemakaha, the managing director of Benue Investment and Property Company, BIPC, made this known on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government\u2019s recent assent to a bill, allowing all state governments to own and manage their electricity companies.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a meeting with a delegation of Remedy Earth at BIPC corporate headquarters in Makurdi, Asemakaha asked the electricity company to set up a pilot plant in Benue State.<\/p>\n

The BIPC boss stressed the need for the state to own a power generation plant that would transform the state and stimulate economic activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us we know that one thing that stimulates the economy is when you have enough power. So, we are looking for options to ensure that the state generates its power and shares it with its communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want them to do the plant here and test run it so we can know what they are capable of before we engage them. Gone are the days that people tell stories; we want to see them before we can recommend them to the governor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Benue State Government has revealed plans to establish a power plant towards generating electricity to boost socio-economic development across communities in the state. Raymond Asemakaha, the managing director of Benue Investment and Property Company, BIPC, made this known on Monday. 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