ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan said Wednesday  in Abuja he would forward names of replacements for ministers of defence and power immediately the Senate resumed from recess on September 22.

The President disclosed this at the inauguration of the reconstituted Presidential Action Committee on Power and Presidential Task Force on Power.

At the ceremony, Jonathan directed the Minister of State for Power, Mr Darius Ishaku, to take charge of the power ministry in the interim. He said it was important to reconstitute the two committees on power so that the achievement recorded in the sector would not relapse. The President set up the two bodies in 2010 to closely monitor and implement the Power Reform Agenda.


President Goodluck Jonathan addressing the Nation at The State House in Abuja. on Tuesday
The President said: “Definitely immediately the National Assembly comes back especially the Senate, we will clear the two vacancies that we have. They will get cleared and we will place people accordingly so that the Ministry of Power will come up.

“But, in the interim, the Minister of State Power is holding on to that. But whether the Minister of Power comes or not, we want to reconstitute the two teams because Nigerians will not be happy if we relapse and I believe that as we progress from now till December if Nigerians can go home in December and do their parties without generators and can drive to their States without gutters (potholes) on our roads stopping them, I think the rating of government will improve. So we must work hard to get to this level.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/we-ll-appoint-new-power-defence-ministers-in-two-weeks-jonathan/

Let the candidate be a credible person that will key into the president mission and vision.

I want to believe the new Power minister would perform more than the good performance of Nnaji....as for the defense minister,i am not too conversant with the record of that man from kebbi state being nominated so i cant say much.

if i'm asked to suggest, i will suggest the president appoints the minister of state for power as the new min of power, cos he knows wot and wot has bin done, and wot is left to b done, unless his competence is in doubt..A new min will hav to start all ova again, tryin to understand wot is on ground and probably change d whole process again thereby making d reform tk a longer time. the shud b continuity... just a personal opinion anyway.

Nora okon: ABUJA—

“But, in the interim, the Minister of State Power is holding on to that. But whether the Minister of Power comes or not, we want to reconstitute the two teams because Nigerians will not be happy if we relapse and I believe that as we progress from now till December if Nigerians can go home in December and do their parties without generators and can drive to their States without gutters (potholes) on our roads stopping them,

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I love the above statement!

We are hoping for the better,we pray that the new appointees will be patriotic enough to stand the test of time do their work wholehearted.All we want is stable power supply and other basic necessities of life,we will continue to pray for them.

Joeadamu86: We are hoping for the better,we pray that the new appointees will be patriotic enough to stand the test of time do their work wholehearted.All we want is stable power supply and other basic necessities of life,we will continue to pray for them.

We seriously need honest and dedicated people who have the interest of the country at heart.

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I just hope whoever they appoint will not quit or get fired/sacked after a couple of months. All these constant cabinet reshuffling is not good for GEJ's administration

APPOINT ME PLS....................

I'm wondering if there can ever be Barth's replacement cos its like as soon as the man resigned,the power supply too 'resigned'.

ok, we are waiting

mamikky: Let the candidate be a credible person that will key into the president mission and vision.

d president get vision at all?

why is it always northerners as defense ministers. they can't even defend themselves and root out the $hit in their midst (Boko). What a joke this country is.

Let the political lobbying begin

Pls and pls NNaji should personally bring somebody who is just like him, who have not bid for any shiit power distribution.

Nora okon:
“But, in the interim, the Minister of State Power is holding on to that. But whether the Minister of Power comes or not, we want to reconstitute the two teams because Nigerians will not be happy if we relapse and I believe that as we progress from now till December if Nigerians can go home in December and do their parties without generators and can drive to their States without gutters (potholes) on our roads stopping them, I think the rating of government will improve. So we must work hard to get to this level.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/we-ll-appoint-new-power-defence-ministers-in-two-weeks-jonathan/

These words touched me. And may the almighty God help you to achieve this.

i suggest Prof. Pat Utomi - Power. Col Abubakar Umar (rtd) defence.

dan jalingo: i suggest Prof. Pat Utomi - Power. Col Abubakar Umar (rtd) defence.

I just pray GEJ appoints committed individuals.

dan jalingo: i suggest Prof. Pat Utomi - Power. Col Abubakar Umar (rtd) defence.

your nominees are credible Nigerians no doubt but in the area of power, we need professional in that field just like Nnaji, someone who knows what it means to generate and transmit electric energy.

If it's not Nnaji, it can't be like Nnaji.
The system, not me, made it so.