FG COLLABORATES WITH CIVIL SOCIETIES ORGANIZATIONS ON POWER REFORMS

 


                                            



By Terseer Jackson


The Honourable minister of Power Engineer, Abubakar Aliyu has promised to provide a robust platform to enable stakeholders in the power sector to effectively and efficiently deliver electricity to Nigerians announcing the agenda 30 30 30 during the third edition of the civil society round table discussion with stakeholders in the sector.

While welcoming participants at the round table discussion, the president of the Civil Society Groups for Good Governance - CSGGG - Comrade Dominic Ogakwu, under the theme "Boosting Nigeria's power sector performance for overall socio - economic development of the nation" said the aim of the event is to systematically bring a lasting solution to the challenges in the power sector bearing in mind the associated benefits of stable electricity supply.



                                                                    Comrade Dominic Ogakwu
                                                                     President CSGGG

Dominic noted that,  going by the power sector reforms, unbundling PHCN have not yielded many results as the administrative red tapism in public procurement, depleting technical manpower due to poor succession plan, obsolete and decayed infrastructure, lack of consumers rights protection and education, perennial corruption, vandalism of critical power assets, electricity theft, non - metering and exorbitant cost have become the bane which affects electricity supply. 

He made it known that the round table discussion organised by a coalition of civil society organizations is to enable stakeholders especially those saddled with the responsibility to ensure that Nigerians enjoy stable electricity, to have a consensus on what approach the sector needs to drive the implementation of the various reforms aimed at arresting the challenges in the short term and what can sustain and stabilize power supply in the long run.

The minister who was represented by Mrs, Titilayo A. Agbeyo, a director  received tthe award of performance by the coalition of civil society organizations, and in response promised that very soon every home in Nigeria will be metered in line with the power sector reforms.

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