daddytime:
But it was the FG's problem when GEJ was the President because solving Nigeria's power lacuna isn't a rocket science (in your own words).

Yeye people wey dey talk anything wey enter their mouth.

Dem say na where old man from dey till ground dey always soft pass for small pikin eye. E go say papa side soft that's why him dey fast pass me. When you give am papa side na dat time e go come know say block and blokos, difference dey.

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Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja 



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MetaPhysical:


The Power Ministry is a regulator. If you scrap it you will end up paying through your nose to get electricity from the providers as there will be no oversight on price gouging....and then you will turn around and blame it on Buhari for scrapping the regulation that kept them in check

PS712:
He meant to say It's not FG's fault or he really means it's not her problem?
Na wa o

MetaPhysical:


The Power Ministry is a regulator. If you scrap it you will end up paying through your nose to get electricity from the providers as there will be no oversight on price gouging....and then you will turn around and blame it on Buhari for scrapping the regulation that kept them in check

princejenks:
seriously,fashola talks carelessly these days,he doesn't think through things before talking. In his haste to absolve himself and his ministry,he forgot that government still controls transmission whose infrastructure is very dilapidated leading to a differntial between the power generated and that which is eventually distributed,of course he's won't to quote the former which is higher to give a false sense of progress in the sector in this dispensation compared with the previous. Besides,if the gencos aren't performing to expectations,then what stops their licenses from being revoked by this administration,after all,aint their contracts time bound?

princejenks:
seriously,fashola talks carelessly these days,he doesn't think through things before talking. In his haste to absolve himself and his ministry,he forgot that government still controls transmission whose infrastructure is very dilapidated leading to a differntial between the power generated and that which is eventually distributed,of course he's won't to quote the former which is higher to give a false sense of progress in the sector in this dispensation compared with the previous. Besides,if the gencos aren't performing to expectations,then what stops their licenses from being revoked by this administration,after all,their contracts are time bound?

hush15:


Are you minding this minister of darkness who couldnt enforce simple regulatory framework to ensure its citizens are not short changed. Whem they first increased tariffs such that the entities were expecting citizens to fund their business, where did he take his stand?

nonsense people. you are all going out 2019. O sure ku

Tecks10:
But oga Fashola, this wasn't what you told us in 2015 oo. Why the sudden turn around?

Reference:
Technically he is correct. In privatisation the levels of performance directly relates to the overall capacity of the nation at that point in time. If Nigeria expects better service it should be prepared to make deeper comittments, deeper sacrifices. Government does not provide power. Power is business.

madridguy:
He said, “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.

CrystalMax:
He is right to some extent. The folks who invested in the power sector are not serious people,all they just want is profit even when they are not investing enough. Almost all power system infrastructure are still the old ones they bought from FG. How many new injection substations have the discos built? How many distribution transformers have they bought? How many prepaid meters have they deployed to customers? How many equipment do they have for fault identification and fault rectification? What's in the store of these discos? ECN/NEPA/PHCN had so many things working for them but for poor management, all of those equipment and infrastructures were sold to people who are not "rich" enough to sustain the industry.
He is right to some extent. #IMO

ProAnti:
Fashola is being clever by half, if he truly said this.
The government is still the biggest player in the power sector therefore it can be blamed for the inefficiencies and poor performance.
Government owns 10 power generation plants via NDPHC. In addition it has 100% control in the transmission segment and has about 40% stake in all the distribution companies. Government owns the only bulk electricity trader and off course is in absolute control over NERC, the sector regulator.

These kinds of statements, if truly made by the minister, portrays him in bad light as it reveals a shallow understanding of the sector.

ProAnti:


Power is business but the government is still the biggest impediment to the growth of electricity sector. Owing to a penchant for control, the government through NERC, fixes electricity prices and most times the tariffs are sub-economic and far lower that the costs. Same way they try to overly control petrol prices, a situation that has led to gross inefficiencies, reduced productivity and increased corruption.

The regulator should focus on providing an enabling environment for business to thrive rather than fixing prices of goods and services.

As an aside, why did the government retain some stake in the distribution companies when they can't use their substantial shareholding to drive positive change in these establishments?

SmilingMary:
This govt matter tire me. Just imagine what is coming out from a ministers mouth. These guys ain't fit to lead, they are clueless and lack direction. What a shame