Thread by @KYumkella

1/10 - My thoughts on on the TRANSCO-CLSG Line: Congratulations to @PresidentBio, @ebklegacy & the late President Kabba for the partial completion of the long awaited CLSG interconnection project. #SaloneTwitter

2/10 - The turning on of the switch for the TRANSCO-CLSG interconnection is a victory for @african_pool and many donors and development finance instituitons. #SaloneTwitter

3/10 - Finally, a two decades ECOWAS vision has been partly fulfilled. We commend all the successive governments in the 4 countries for putting regional energy cooperation above narrow political interests, and nationalistic chauvinism. #SaloneTwitter

4/10 - Congratulations to our successive governments in #SierraLeone for staying the course.

5/- Our #SierraLeone government should have used this occasion to invite @ebklegacy to this launch as a sign of gratitude for the foundation he and the late Pa Kabba laid. #SaloneTwitter

6/10 - It was a missed opportunity for our #SierraLeone government to teach our people that transformative infrastructure projects, especially energy projects & major highways take several years to design and implement. #SaloneTwitter

7/10 - That is from conceptualisation, pre-feasibility and feasibility study, engineering design, environmental and social impact assessment, financial engineering and closure etc. #SaloneTwitter

8/10 - Regional projects are even more complicated because of all the ministerial and presidential negotiations that are required.#SaloneTwitter

9/10 - In leadership, there is a time when we must go above chauvinism and narrow party interests to build national cohesion, and mobilize the people around a vision of one country, one people. #SaloneTwitter

10/10 - We also sometimes need to show humility in leadership by giving credit to our forebears. #SaloneTwitter #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays to all.