House of Representatives, yesterday, began probe into the recent nationwide power outage, directing the Ministry of Power to take measures that would immediately address the challenge.
Chairman, House Committee on Power, Magaji Da’u Aliyu, lamented the nonchalant attitude of the ministry whenever there is a national emergency.
Minister for Power, Abubakar Aliyu, had appeared before the lawmakers to shed light on the blackout.
Aliyu enumerated challenges facing the sector, including low gas supply, low hydro levels, high cost of gas, as well as disequilibrium between power generation, transmission and distribution.
The minister, who was represented by Permanent Secretary Nebolisa Anoka, said all measures were been put in place to fix the problem.
In response, the committee chairman said: “There is nothing to show in this presentation that you are trying to resolve the problems; it is mere speech and thesis.”
The chairman had earlier explained that the interactive session was necessitated by the fact that Nigerians were facing the worst energy crisis in recent times.
- The committee directed the minister to return on Friday with more practical evidence of planned interventions.
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