He said Buhari should appoint an electrical engineer who is
knowledgeable in the industry to man the affairs of the power sector.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Domestic Debt and Loans, Shehu Sani has berated President Muhammadu Buhari's move to appoint former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola as Minister of Power.
Sani
stated this while expressing concern of the over drop in power supply,
adding that the President should appoint an electrical engineer who is
knowledgeable in the industry to man the affairs of the power sector.
“We
are in a state of paralysis, and there is urgent need to appoint a
reputable electrical engineer to manage the affairs of power,
independent of other responsibilities”, he said.
The
Senator said power stakeholders have no excuse to justice the hardships
Nigerians are passing through, noting that private investors have
sector have failed Nigeria.
“Distribution
Companies (DISCOs) were now distributing darkness despite increment in
electricity tariff; private power investors have failed the nation by
moving manageable power epilepsy to a complete paralysis,” Sani said.
The
Kaduna senator called for a review of the defunct Power Holdings
Company of Nigeria assets, noting that privatisation of power regime has
brought untold hardship to Nigerians.
He
advised the setting up of energy task force responsible for immediate
technical and financial intervention in generation, transmission and
distribution, while urging government to invest in renewable and non
renewable energy.
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