Nigeria’s Ministry of Power has said Nigerians should query the immediate past leadership of the ministry for the current state of power sector despite President Muhammadu Buhari administration “concerted efforts.”
Aaron Artimas, who is power minister Sale Mamman’s spokesman, said that despite the huge resources Buhari “poured” into the power ministry for over four years, there has been no tangible result.
“All right-thinking Nigerians are aware that since assuming power in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has poured billions of naira and attracted huge foreign investments into the power sector with the aim of improving the generation and distribution of electricity to Nigerians,” Artimas said.
“Nigerians should be asking why there was not much improvement in the sector after such concerted efforts by the government,” he said, adding that the ministry has no “tangible results” to show over four years.
The ministry was headed by Babatunde Fashola from 2015 to 2019. Fashola and Mamman are members of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress.
The statement, which has since been criticised by Nigerians, was a reaction to the uproar that characterised an appointment in the ministry.
In December, a former mid-level civil servant, Salihijo Ahmad, was appointed as the managing director and Chief Executive Officer of a crucial electrification agency, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
The ministry was headed by Babatunde Fashola from 2015 to 2019. Fashola and Mamman are members of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress.
The statement, which has since been criticised by Nigerians, was a reaction to the uproar that characterised an appointment in the ministry.
In December, a former mid-level civil servant, Salihijo Ahmad, was appointed as the managing director and Chief Executive Officer of a crucial electrification agency, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
Source: The Guardian news
