The Senate resolution was upon a motion titled: ''Disconnection of Maiduguri from the National Grid and General Power Degeneration in Nigeria'' and presented by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume.
''This Senate needs to investigate to give the government support. For years now, a lot of money has been spent but there is nothing to show for it,'' Ndume lamented.
Speaking on the issue the senate president Bukola Saraki said, ''We thought that with the Power Reform Act and unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), we will begin to witness an improvement with regard to power supply, but unfortunately it is not so. The ad-hoc committee we will set up should look at the activities of the DISCOs and what is preventing Nigerians from benefitting from the unbundling of the PHCN.''
Senator Abubakar Kyari, APC, Borno North is the chairman of the committee.
According to Vanguard, other members of the committee as announced were Senators Mohammed Hassan, Ali Wakili, Godswill Akpabio, Mao Ohuabunwa, Aliyu Wammako, Shaaba Lafiagi, Olusola Adeyeye, Babajide Omoworare, Fatima Razaki, Ighoyota Amori, Mustapha Bukar and Dino Melaye.
No comments:
Post a Comment