The Senate will today begin investigation into the
alleged unwholesome practices in the power sector from the administration of
former President Olusegun Obasanjo till date.
Based on the circular issued by the clerk of the
Senate Ad hoc Committee on Power, Cletus A. Ojabo, there are indications that
former Ministers of Power would be in attendance.
Ojabo, said the power sector probe would be in form of
investigative hearing and interactive session.
Ojabo said the investigation would centre on the
funds appropriated for the power sector since 1999 and the unbundling of the
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
It is expected that all those who played key roles in
the power sector since 1999 including ministers and heads of government
departments and parastatals, will appear before the panel.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, inaugurated the
ad-hoc committee to conduct a comprehensive probe of allegations of
questionable practices in the power sector.
The committee headed by Senator Abubakar Kyari, is
charged with the task of looking into the entire power value chain including
generation, transmission and distribution, with a view to identifying what the
problems in the sector are.
The senate president frowned at the continued absence
of regular supply of electricity despite the country’s huge investments in the
sector.
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