The House of Representatives on Tuesday blamed the deteriorating power supply in the country on the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for allegedly failing to release power sector funds.
The House Committee on Power also criticised the Coordinating Minister of the Economy for the Federal Government's refusal to provide funds for the running of power generation and distribution companies in the 2013 budget.
Chairman of the committee, Mr. Patrick Ikhariale, said, during a meeting with the companies, the Ministry of Power and the Bureau for Public Enterprises that government stopped funding the companies on the excuse that they were being privatised.
He recalled that the House had earlier advised the government to fund the companies until their new owners took over full control but that the House was ignored.
The committee asked the minister to apologise to Nigerians for the current poor situation of power supply.
Ikhariale added, "What we have witnessed in the last few months is a monumental embarrassment.
"Nigerians are suffering of irreparable loss during this period; lives have been lost. At a point, somebody needs to tell Nigerians as to what happened, it is not enough for you to come here and tell us that the ministry had been given some money to be given to the companies to cushion the effect.
"The committee's interest in the sector is paramount. We are witnesses to what is happening in the power sector; that is the downward trend.
"What we generate today is a far cry from what is expected."
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Reps blame poor power supply on Okonjo-Iweala
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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Release fish for rats.. Okonjo Iweala remains one of our best, you people cannot turn us against her.
ReplyDeleteRelease more money for more pockets? Who are you people fooling?
ReplyDeleteHon members of the house, do U want the Minister of Finance to release funds for spurious power sector contracts without due diligence? Habaa! The woman is doing the right thing o and her actions are in the interest of Ngerians.Trace back your steps and leave her alone. Simple.
ReplyDeleteIt's as if all this our representatives are confused, didn't they know the difference between minister of finance and minister of power. Na wa ooooo
ReplyDeleteFor years now, the FG have bn allocating money to d power sector and no good tin hv. Come out of it. Shame on d Nation theif Assembly. U want her to release more money to d theives all over d power sector and d National assembly right? Una don fail. We cannot hold her for d failure of d power sector. It is d National Assembly and d FG dat we know. Shame on u pple. We don suffer 4 dis country, I tell u.
ReplyDeleteRubbish!! I am very upset now... Will her releasing money make the power sector better, OR, will it end up in the legislators pockets? Senseless legislators. Madam, well done; u are doing a good job; keep it up. Do what u have to do. Please, keep the interest of the poor Nigerians at heart; not the bickering of some rabble-rousing legislators, who are only after their own selfish braggadocio. Nonsense, please.
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