Sale Mamman, minister of power,
says the “cabal” in his ministry who are bent on denying Nigerians electricity.
The minister said this while
reacting to the criticism which trailed his suspension of some top officials in
the ministry.
Mamman had suspended Damilola
Ogunbiyi, former managing director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA),
and Marilyn Amobi, managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading
Plc (NBET), pending investigation into allegations levelled against them.
However, some critics accused him
of ethnic bias.
But in a statement on Monday, the
minister denied the allegations, saying he acted in the interest of Nigerians.
Mamman, who spoke through Aaron
Artimas, his media aide, said cabals have held the ministry by the throat.
He said Nigerians should be more
concerned on why there is no improvement in the sector despite billions of dollars
spent by the administration to make electricity available.
“This obviously affected their
performance in impacting the entire industry. No responsible leadership will
tolerate such chaotic situation and expect success on the ultimate goal of
improving power in the country,” he said.
“When he assumed duty barely five
months ago, Mamman was never under any illusion that his job was going to be a
walk in the garden.
“Soon after we began to hear of a
cabal which held the ministry by the throat and denying Nigerians the full
value of their huge investments in the power sector.
“As early as November last year,
this cabal began to sponsor insidious reports using some faceless groups in
Lagos, claiming that the ministry under the new minister was biased.
“It is the same untouchables who
want to perpetuate themselves in power that are now resisting any form of
re-organisation meant to re-position the Ministry for optimum performance.
“The Ministry should not be tied
down by individuals whose only concern is the retention of power at the expense
of service delivery.”
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