DON’T BLAME FG FOR POOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY -FASHOLA

DON’T BLAME FG FOR POOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY -FASHOLA

The Federal Government, Thursday, told Nigerians not to blame it for the poor electricity supply across the country.

Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, who spoke at a stakeholder meeting in Abuja, Wednesday night, however, advised electricity consumers in the country to direct their complaints about poor power supply and faulty equipment to Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs and Generation Companies, GENCOs.

Meanwhile, the Generation Companies have disputed the claims by Fashola, arguing that they had made major progress despite challenges in the power sector.

Fashola explained that the Federal Government could no longer interfere in the issue of citizens not having electricity in the country since the sector had been privatised.

According to him, “if you don’t have electricity, it is not the Federal Government’s problem, take the matter to the people, who are operating the power sector, generation and distribution companies.

“There are problems without a doubt and we must deal with them. But let me remind you, all of the assets that the Ministry of Power used to control for power have been sold by the last administration before I came. And so, if you don’t have power, it is not the government’s problem. Let us be honest.

“The people who are operating the power sector, generation and distribution are now privately owned companies. I am here because I am concerned. If your telephone is not working, it is not the Minister of Communication that you go to. Let us be very clear.”