Some Nairalanders went into the new year with darkness due to the PDP goverment. The general election is two months from now,I plead with you all to vote for APC.This was the House of Representative report on the power sector under a PDP goverment.This post might seem long,but I put in bold the most important parts. Some of you will shed tears when you see the level and scope of corruption in the Power sector from this report from 1000% over invoicing to duplication of contracts.Vote for APC enough of PDP corruption,only someone like Muhammed Buhari can tackle the corruption in the power sector by the PDP goverment
Excerpts from the Committee’s recommendations:
Persons recommended for investigation by the appropriate agencies

The following persons are recommended for investigation by the appropriate agencies for their roles in subversion of Government Policy on Due Process which gave rise to project over-scoping, project cost inflation, Awarding one contract two times and general lack of performance in the power sector in spite of huge expenditures made.

The barefaced looting of the National treasury through the NIPP and PHCN and other projects greatly diminished national capacity to provide electric power leading to wholesale decline in productive business activities and erosion of competitiveness of Nigeria products in the world market. Furthermore, it negatively affected the psyche of citizens. It was a cruel deprivation at the highest possible level, of the class, which George Moody-Stuart (1994) characterized as “grand corruption”, a phenomenon of developing countries “usually involving senior officials and politicians”
Excerts From House Of Rep commitee on Power Sector
Grand corruption constitutes a crime beyond mere theft dealt with in the Penal Codes/Acts. Its devastating impact derogate from the standard of living and quality of life. It is an economic crime against humanity, depriving citizens of the wherewithal for the good life. It has caused Nigeria of all classes, students, market women, craftsman, small scale enterprises and industrialists not only financial loss but also inestimable mental and physical suffering.

Notable individuals in this category are:

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, former President and C-in-C
In view of the enormity of issues entailed in the findings above, it is recommended that former President Olusegun Obasanjo should be called to account for the recklessness in power sector during his time.

The Committee recommends that EFCC and ICPC should investigate him
Senator Liyel Imoke, former Minister of Power and Steel(Current Governor of Cross River State)

Senator Imoke is also liable to account for over costing of projects and subverting the reform process of the government by wilful non-compliance with the spirit and letter of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005, especially as regards the transition from the initial holding company PHCN to the successor companies, thereby stifling the transitional institutional bodies required to facilitate the emergence of a viable electricity market; abuse of due process in respect of payments under the NIPP projects through the use of Presidential Anticipatory Approvals to tele-guide award of contracts to pre-determined entities, with the BMPIU being relegated to the role of providing retroactive certification thereafter; wilful manipulation of tender processes of PHCN and NIPP.

Senator Liyel Imoke is the principal author executive of waiver of “Due Process”. In addition to the facts laid bare in this investigation as outlined in this report, the Committee recommends that EFCC and ICPC should thoroughly investigate him.

Alhaji Abdulhamid Ahmed, former Minister of State Energy, [/b]for his patently and wilful manipulation of due process, flagrant abuse of due process, gross abuse of financial procedures in the award of contracts and payments, especially during the last weeks of the Obasanjo administration, exemplified by initiation of requests to the President, and procurement of presidential approvals for huge and questionable payments in respect of Papalanto Phase II, Omotosho Phase II, Geregu Phase II, Alaoji Phases II, Mambilla Packages 1, Zungeru Hydro, Omoku Expansion, Gbarain-Ubie Expansion and Egbema Expansion (9 additional GE Frame 9 turbines to Rockson International) without due process compliance for contract award and certification for payment.

The Committee recommends that he should be investigated by EFCC and ICPC and if found culpable, banned from holding public office for the next 10 years and if he is already holding any, he should be recalled and the appointment cancelled.

Dr. Olusegun Agagu, former Minister of Power and Steel

The committee found that during the tenure of Dr. Olusegun Agagu as Minister of Power and Steel, numerous contracts were awarded. Relying on a letter from the Corporate Affairs Commission at the time of Agagu’s tenure as Minister in 2002, the Committee found that some unregistered companies were awarded huge contracts. In his testimony, he said that it was not his duty to verify the legal status of companies that were awarded contracts by the Ministry of Power and Steel under his watch. Consequently, there is a prima facie evidence that Agagu awarded contracts without due process.

Up till the time of this report, all efforts to get the owners of the companies to appear in person before the Committee proved abortive. Rather, the Committee received some documents containing reports that the companies were registered. The true identity of the owners remained unresolved.

Recommendation

In view of the huge amounts involved, the Committee recommends that EFCC and ICPC should investigate the allegations with a view to prosecuting anyone found culpable.

Engr. Joseph Makoju, former MD of PHCN and currently Special Adviser to the President on Electric Power, f[b]or gross incompetence in the management of PHCN, the sector reforms and the NIPP.[/b]

The Committee recommends that he should be investigated by EFCC and ICPC and if found culpable, he should be banned from holding public office for the next 10 years and if he is already holding any, he should be recalled and the appointment cancelled.

Engr. G.O.P Osakue, CEO TCN, for presiding over and directing the manipulation of tenders, abuse of due process, and the deliberate over-scoping of transmission projects; incompetence and gross dereliction of duty in respect of management of transmission contracts awarded since 2001, all of which remain uncompleted to date in spite of payments exceeding 80% of contract costs having been made to the respective contractors; incompetence and gross dereliction of duty in the repeated award of contracts to contractors that have failed consistently on previous uncompleted and abandoned projects.

The Committee recommends that he should be investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to recovering huge amounts, which he paid to people who ought not to have been paid. He should be redeployed to another position pending the conclusion of investigations.

Engr. (Dr.) C.E Ifesie, Head Transmission TCN and Project Manager (Transmission) NIPP, for his complicity in deliberate over-scoping of transmission lines projects in PHCN and NIPP, and duplication of projects within PHCN as well as between PHCN and NIPP (2nd Benin – Onitsha 330kV Single-circuit Transmission Line; 3rd Benin – Onitsha 330kV Single-circuit Transmission Line); incompetence and gross dereliction of duty in respect of management of transmission contracts awarded since Y2002, all of which remain uncompleted to date in spite of payments exceeding 80% of contract costs having been made to the respective contractors; incompetence and gross dereliction of duty in the repeated award of contracts to contractors that have failed consistently on previous uncompleted and abandoned projects (ABB, Charnel Engineering, Chris-Ejike, Pivot Engineering); abuse of office in award of contracts to himself through relatives and proxies (Soltek, Union Allied Engineering).

The Committee recommends that he should be investigated by EFCC and ICPC.

Engr. Mike Ezeudenna, AGM (Lines), TCN, for masterminding the deliberate over-scoping of transmission lines projects in PHNC and NIPP, manipulation of tender evaluation processes, duplication of projects within PHCN as well as between PHCN and NIP[/b]P (2nd Benin – Onitsha 330kV Single-circuit Transmission Line; 3rd Benin – Onitsha 330kV Single-circuit Transmission Line), gross abuse of due process.

The Committee recommends that he should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC.

[b]Engr. C.N.O Nwachukwu, Chairman Technical Committee and General Project Manager (NIPP) for gross negligence and incompetence in the conceptual development of NIPP projects evidenced by the comprehensively dismal failure in managing the NIPP program, and particularly for deliberate manipulation and abuse of due process in the procurement of due process certification for contract award in respect of NIPP Gas EPC Lot 3: extremely poor professional judgment in recommending the award of 3Nos. Power station EPC (Gbarain-Ubie, Omoku and Egbema) contracts to Rockson Engineering without regard to the contractor’s lack of capacity to execute these contracts alongside the Alaoji Phase I and II projects; incompetence, unprofessional conduct in recommending the expansion of scope for Egbema, Gbarain-Ubie and Omoku power plants and award of same to Rockson Engineering, mindful of the contractor’s lack of capacity to successfully execute these projects.

He told the Committee that he knew various project sites but during the on-the-spot assessment tour, the Committee found that he never visited the sites.

The Committee recommends his immediate retirement.

The Committee also recommends that he should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to arraigning him for fraudulent management of NIPP projects.

Mr. J.A. Olotu, Managing Director, NDPHC/NIPP for gross incompetence, abuse of due process in the 1000% overpricing of NIPP distribution projects, which happened under his watch from October 2006.

The Committee recommends that he should be relieved of his post.

The Committee also recommends that he should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to prosecuting him for involvement in huge fraudulent manipulations on NIPP distribution and other projects.

Engr. I. Onuoha, Deputy Chairman, Technical Committee, for gross negligence and incompetence in general project management and comprehensively dismal failure in managing the supervision of projects under the NIPP program.

The Committee recommends that he should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC.

Engr. Emmanuel Okonkwo, Project Manager Distribution, NIPP, for his ignoble role in presiding over the 1000% overpricing of NIPP distribution contracts.

The Committee recommends that he should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC.

Engr. Tope Onadipe, Project Manager Gas, NIPP [/b]for his role in the [b]abuse of due process, fraudulent procurement of BMPIU contract award certifications, revocation of contracts and misleading the Federal Executive Council to procure ratification of award of contract to Messrs. IOEC/Kaztec Consortium in respect NIPP Gas EPC Lot 3.

The Committee recommends that he should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC.

Mr. J.C.W Balami, Head Finance NIPP and AGM Finance PHCN, for presiding over the violation of financial guidelines resulting in overpayments to contractors on NIPP projects, especially with respect to milestone payments against measured works.

The Committee recommends that he should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC.

Engr. Ayodele

As GM, Technical Services, Engr. Ayodele failed to ensure that the scoping of work on contracts was realistic and that costing was properly done.

Consequently, he contributed to the huge financial loss suffered by the Federal Government on account of over-scoped contracts.

He also failed to bring his professional competence to bear in monitoring PHCN Distribution Projects across the country where most of the CEOs related directly with him in channelling technical jobs in the zones.

Recommendation:

The Committee recommends that Engr. Ayodele be deployed to the Ministry of Energy (Power) or one of the Discos, given serious warning for the above lapses and enjoined to put the interest of the nation first in the performance of his professional duties.

Engr. Sam Gekpe, MD/CEO, Rural Electrification Agency (REA)

I[b]n spite of opening offices in various parts of the country, the REA under Dr. Gekpe’s watch failed to ascertain actual projects thereby causing duplication in award of contracts. [/b]The Committee found instances of REA projects awarded by the Federal Government already taken over and executed by State Governments while others were awarded by both State and Federal Governments, making the projects as dual awards for the same projects thereby leading to financial loss for the country.

It was equally noted that some contractors have not even been to project sites after collecting mobilization fees while others merely erected poles, abandoned the projects and never returned to site.

In all of the above, there was no evidence of strong action taken by the Director-General of REA to protect the interest of government.

The Committee recommends that Engr. Gekpe should be redeployed and the EFCC and ICPC should thoroughly investigate the entire REA, finances, particularly duplicated contracts and the role of its MD/CEO. Engr. Sam Gekpe.

Mr. P.M. Chigbo

The Committee found that he was responsible for duplication of figure[/b]s, later found to be typographical errors, in the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN).

Recommendation:

The Committee recommends that Mr. Chigbo should be more careful in computation to avoid re-occurrence of such mistakes.

Mr. S.S. Hayatu

The Committee found that he was responsible for duplication of figures, later found to be typographical errors, in the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN.

Recommendation:

The Committee recommends that Mr. Hayatu should be more careful in computation to avoid re-occurrence of such mistakes.

Companies recommended for investigation by appropriate agencies

The companies in this category include:

Rockson Engineering/Rockson International ([b]Owned by Arumemi-Johnson -ARIK Airline boss) for incompetence, lack of execution capacity and poor performance on Alaoji I, Omoku, Egbema and Gbarain-ubie powers stations and complicity in unreasonably high contract sums claimed for projects.
The Committee recommends that the company should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to recovering huge sums fraudulent received on power project contracts.

Chrome Consortium Energy (Emeka Offor’s Company) for gross incompetence, non-diligent contracts, prosecution and non-performance on all projects awarded to it since 2001, especially Gombe –Yola-Jalingo 330kV SC transmission line awarded to it since May 2001.

The Committee recommends that the company should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to recovering huge sums fraudulent received on power project contracts and blacklisted.

Union Allied Engineering for failure to execute three substation contracts awarded to it since 2001 contracts.
The Committee advice that the company be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to recovering huge sums fraudulently received on power project contracts. The relationship between this company and Engr. (Dr.) E.C. Ifesie should also be investigated by EFCC and ICPC.

Harlesden Engineering (Owned by Senator Ikechukwu Obiora-Anambra South Senatorial District)
The Committee recommends that the company should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to recovering huge sums fraudulent
received on power project contracts.
http://thestreetjournal.org/2012/05/revisiting-the-power-sector-probe-how-obasanjos-men-paid-16-billion-for-darkness/

The PDP goverment can never deliver in the Power sector. Time for change, VOTE APC!

Nothing will happen to this lot as far as Mr. Clueless remains our president. If anything, it will get worse.

What of PEJ?

@op u claimed to be in darkness for 16 good years, u must have turned a blind man by now .. Dnt worry this year 2015 GEJ is bringing light to ur 16 years of darkness ... Vote buhari n continue in ur blindness... GEJ till 2019!!!

PassingShot:
Nothing will happen to this lot as far as Mr. Clueless remains our president. If anything, it will get worse.

These individuals are still walking the streets as free men,one of them is even a Governor Liyel Imoke. This guys are the reason when you look at Nigeria from a satellite in space you see darkness,but see light in Ghana. These individuals looted and shared Billions of Dollars, If Goodluck Jonathan was serious about corruption he would have recovered all the amounts from this people and given them life imprisonment, this is Economic Terrorism at it's worst it's worse than the effects of Boko Haram.

temitemi1:
@op u claimed to be in darkness for 16 good years, u must have turned a blind man by now .. Dnt worry this year 2015 GEJ is bringing light to ur 16 years of darkness ... Vote buhari n continue in ur blindness... GEJ till 2019!!!

Why 2015?Why did'nt Goodluck Jonathan give us light during the 6 years he was in power. PDP goverment love darkness,that's why they don't want light in the country. Only a APC led goverment by Muhammed Buhari can gives us light. What has been the punishment for PDP officials that embezzled the billions of dollars,there still walking the streets free and enjoying their loot.

Where is Atiku?

cocoduck:
Where is Atiku?

As much of a crook Atiku is,OBJ never let him eat out of the Power sector. Atiku looted most of his money and collected bribes when he was in charge of Privatization.

Realist5:
What of PEJ?

Don't have a current House or Senate report on PEJ regime under the power sector. Wanted to put a factual report of the looting that occured under PDP time in power,this was the only one I could find that covered 8 years.

Let's be realistic. Who Supervised the ROTTEN and DECAYING EPILEPTIC power in Nigeria?
a. Is it my humble self??
b. Is it you the reader??
c. Is it the hopeless EBOLAR JONATHAN who cannot perform, but only gives us excuses for huge failures, while looting. Our billions. So called muumu Muroon who has virtually legalised corruption in all arms of niherian government? Remember how MUGABE rebuked Zimbabwe in their national council meeting saying " Don't tell me that Zimbabwe has become like the corrupt nigeria, where nothing can move forward without bribes changing hands". We all heard this. What has the Jonathan the corruption master done to
Reverse the negative , corrupt image of this Nigeria? Instead of building new refineries, he will prefer to import finished products and increase the price, in the midst of the worsening unemployment/ joblessness in Nigeria. I always wonder how this Jonathan feels when he is traveling abroad, with this HUGE / MASSIVE image of the leader of a major corrupt Nigeria? " Stealing is not corruption"

OP! Like seriously? Sorry "he" doesn't have a clue about what that committee recommend.

LRNZH:
Nigerians are doomed to be borne, play, work and die in darkness.



Oh Prof. Barth Nnaji.

Barth Nnaji was the only good Minister of Power Nigeria had,but Goodluck Jonathan kicked him out to continue the corruption in the sector. Vested interests that wanted the corruption and bribery to continue wanted Prof.Barth Nnaji out and Goodluck Jonathan gave them their wish,why do you think they donated N500 million for Goodluck Jonathan campaign for re-election in 2015.

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Op thanks for this thread.

At least, the one thing Nairalanders and indeed Nigerians should take home from this is that these guys don't give a beetle's asss about us. Take a look at the role call; we've got Hausas, Yorubas, Igbos and other tribesmen in there, christians and muslims, northerners, southerners, easterners, and westerners, they loot the treasury in unity and harmony!!

But when elections draw near, they play up the same cards to divide us, create animosity amongst ourselves, manipulate and exploit our emotions, get the votes they want, and then go back into the vaults and continue stealing from where they stopped!!!

We must open our eyes to these snags. We must rise above all these feudal considerations which were deliberately implanted by the political jobers to subvert our senses and promote their uncanny agenda to perpetually keep us subjugated. We must get wise!!


Happy new year all.

omenka:
Op thanks for this thread.

At least, the one thing Nairalanders and indeed Nigerians should take home from this is that these guys don't give a beetle's asss about us. Take a look at the role call; we've got Hausas, Yorubas, Igbos and other tribesmen in there, christians and muslims, northerners, southerners, easterners, and westerners, they loot the treasury in unity and harmony!!

But when elections draw near, they play up the same cards to divide us, create animosity amongst ourselves, manipulate and exploit our emotions, get the votes they want, and then go back into the vaults and continue stealing from where they stopped!!!

We must open our eyes to these snags. We must rise above all these feudal considerations which were deliberately implanted by the political jobers to subvert our senses and promote their uncanny agenda to perpetually keep us subjugated. We must get wise!!


Happy new year all.

Well said!!Corruption brings unity among Ethnic groups.

seges:

Well said!!Corruption brings unity among Ethnic groups.

It is so unfortunate most Nigerians don't see this. As long as we keep lending our positive attention to these common enemies of ours, they will continue to thrive while we wither away like crops in a desert.

PDP must and should be voted out at the centre of power come 2015

LRNZH:


Barth is a seasoned technocrat. I had hopes when he took over the Power Ministry. Once there was allegation of a conflict of interest, he resigned willingly. If he did not have integrity, GEJ would have covered for him.

Stella Oduah, Abba Moro, Diezani Alison-Maduekwe......
These ones, even if caught on National TV stealing, GEJ will always cover for them.

Good work OP. Guys keep commenting to keep the thread alive. So that more people can see and read it.

OP, did you get a chance to read this by the way?
https://www.nairaland.com/2067016/photos-10-billion-us-dollars

Yes I saw the link,the amount budgeted for Nigeria's power sector under PDP 16 years is enough to generate more than 40,000 MW from the current 2999MW,but due to corruption and embezzlement I listed above it's not possible.I will use the link in your post to explain.OBJ under PDP spent $16 billion dollars on power in 8 years and gave us darkness,we now now why from the report above I posted. Under Yardua and Goodluck Jonathan at least $16 billion was also spent in the power sector as well,the figure is even higher because oil prices were above $100 per barrel. If China spent $4.2 billion and generated 6,426MW then the combined amount spent under PDP in 16 years which is at least $32 billion dollars should have at least generated 49,000MW ($32BILLION/4.2BILLIONX6,426MW) but due to the massive corruption and embezzlement the capacity currently sits at 2999MW.

Longtan Dam and Hydropower Station - Guangxi, China (Cost: $4.2 Billion US)
Longtan Dam is a large roller-compacted concrete (RCC) gravity dam on the Hongshui River in Tian'e County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, a tributary of the Xi River and the Pearl River. The dam is 216.2 m (709.3 ft) high and 849 m (2,785 ft) long; it is the tallest of its type in the world. The dam is intended for hydroelectric power production, flood control and navigation. The dam contains seven surface spillways, two bottom outlets and an underground power station. The installed electric power generation capacity of the dam is 6,426MW

LRNZH:


Barth is a seasoned technocrat. I had hopes when he took over the Power Ministry. Once there was allegation of a conflict of interest, he resigned willingly. If he did not have integrity, GEJ would have covered for him.

Stella Oduah, Abba Moro, Diezani Alison-Maduekwe......
These ones, even if caught on National TV stealing, GEJ will always cover for them.

Good work OP. Guys keep commenting to keep the thread alive. So that more people can see and read it.

OP, did you get a chance to read this by the way?

https://www.nairaland.com/2067016/photos-10-billion-us-dollars

Honourable of him to have resigned, if not his name would be amongst those to be investigated, only during his time the power industry witnessed real progress

Hmmmmm check the budget spent on china's power sector and check Nigeria..No, I will wait..

ToyozzieTohBad:
Hmmmmm check the budget spent on china's power sector and check Nigeria..No, I will wait..

Don't you have any critical thinking skills,read my post again,I explained the camparison perfectly well?I only compared a project from China and the Megawatts generated,not the two nations annual Budget for Power sector

@OP,
The no on your list is now a "progressive"!

The "progressives" are begging him to come lead!

Mark my words, PDP is just an acronym.

Look deep into the APC and you see the same people.

Jonathan has done well.

The power sector is no longer a platform for looting.

seges:

As much of a crook Atiku is,OBJ never let him eat out of the Power sector. Atiku looted most of his money and collected bribes when he was in charge of Privatization.

Go straight into the bush and stop beating about it.

Nigerian over mumu o, who are those pdp who are the new men. O boy africa gan.

Must you insult me...?

seges:

Don't you have any critical thinking skills,read my post again,I explained the camparison perfectly well?I only compared a project from China and the Megawatts generated,not the two nations annual Budget for Power sector

Only a very corrupt person will want PDP to continue in 2015 after 16 year of corruption.

noblezone:
@OP,
The no on your list is now a "progressive"!

The "progressives" are begging him to come lead!

Mark my words, PDP is just an acronym.

Look deep into the APC and you see the same people.

Jonathan has done well.

The power sector is no longer a platform for looting.

What are you saying?!At least $32 billion was spent by PDP in 16 years that was supposed to generate 49,000MW instead we currently generate 2,999 because some individuals who consider themselves demi-gods shared the billions of dollars among themselves and are walking the streets free,one of them is Governor of Cross River currently. Why is Goodluck Jonathan not concerned with recovering the billions of dollars from these thieves, he knows the name of the culprits and the amount spent to give us more darkness instead of light. If you claim the looting has stopped why was a N213 billion Power Intervention Fund set up after Privitisation of PHCN by Goodluck Jonathan?We all know what is going to happen to this fund which will be shared before the general election in Febuary,there will be no accountable as usual,just like the Aviation Intervention Fund where Jimoh Ibrahim collected N35.5 billion under Stella Oduah and liquidated his airline Nicon Airways and pocketed the amount.

Look at the list of the people that bought PHCN under Goodluck Jonathan they are all the culprits that brought us darkness,check the list of the new owners,Goodluck Jonathan had one simple job! Privatise PHCN to competent companies,he's repeating the same mistake mentioned in the report I posted,selling PHCN to briefcase companies that have no track record whatsoever in delivering power and handing it to people like Emeka Offor that was indicted in the House of Representative report I posted above . Here a quote from the report on Emeka Offor company "Chrome Consortium Energy (Emeka Offor’s Company) for gross incompetence, non-diligent contracts, prosecution and non-performance on all projects awarded to it since 2001, especially Gombe –Yola-Jalingo 330kV SC transmission line awarded to it since May 2001.
The Committee recommends that the company should be further investigated by EFCC and ICPC with a view to recovering huge sums fraudulent received on power project contracts and blacklisted.
Is this the same Emeka Offor that never refurbished our refineries after being awarded contracts that will give us light in Nigeria after Goodluck Jonathan handed him one of the PHCN stations and the House commitee recommended his company be blacklisted for past unexecuted contracts and corruption in the Power sector? Goodluck Jonathan is beyond clueless and incompetent,prepeare for more darkness under Goodluck Jonathan if he is re-elected.

ToyozzieTohBad:
Must you insult me...?

Apologies