{"id":69739,"date":"2021-08-11T18:13:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T17:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=69739"},"modified":"2021-08-11T18:13:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T17:13:04","slug":"political-ploys-preventing-growth-of-power-sector-in-nigeria-says-lawmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/11\/political-ploys-preventing-growth-of-power-sector-in-nigeria-says-lawmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Political ploys preventing growth of power sector in Nigeria, says lawmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman of the house of representatives committee on power, Magaji Aliyu has stated that there are political ploys against power sector growth in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated on Wednesday by Aliyu at the<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> third annual general meeting of the Association of Rural Electrification Contractors of Nigeria (ARECON), in Abuja.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aliyu attributed the crisis in the power sector to inefficient and dynamic policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The lawmaker noted that the relocation of certain parastatals and agencies under the ministry of power to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/06\/pastor-stephen-akinola-founder-of-redemption-ministries-is-dead\/\">ministries<\/a> was an aberration and capable of causing confusion in the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cToday, you will hear that a particular part of the ministry of power has been shifted to another organisation, which I believe is an aberration of the concept,\u201d Aliyu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cFor example, Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, there is a tug of war. Where does the organisation belong? Is it in power or is it in the Ministry of Finance? There is an issue of Hydro-Power Development Authority, is it going to the presidency, or to power?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI believe that there are political machinations not allowing power sector to grow in this country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aliyu added that the challenges in the sector were<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0enormous as Nigerians were paying for the power they did not consume, a situation he said was undesirable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He also stated that lawmakers do not interfere in the procurement process during the award of contracts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman of the house of representatives committee on power, Magaji Aliyu has stated that there are political ploys against power sector growth in the country. 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