Press "Enter" to skip to content

This is why Lawmakers are concerned about Nigeria’s three-in-one Ministry

The Senate has prevailed on Federal Government to separate the Ministry of Power from the Ministry of Works and Housing, in order to ensure optimal performance.

The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing was fused under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and is handled by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.

The Senate noted that: “The Ministry of Power today is combined with Works and Housing and the thrust of the Ministry is to give quality direction”.

“But, what we find is that the Ministry continues to appropriate these jobs that are specifically meant to be done by agencies under it.

“We are taking measures to see whether we can bring back the Ministry to what it ought to be”.

Chairman, Committee on Power, Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe, said “We are working toward ensuring that these concerns that have been raised by this motion were looked into”.

Meanwhile, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who headed the session, said every talk about growing the economy would not work unless the power sector was repositioned.

“We need to create a situation where we have energy sufficiency; so long as the private sector depends on private arrangement for energy requirements, the cost of goods will continue to be high, especially the ones produced here

“It is important that we all work toward ensuring power sufficiency in the country and ensure that it is sustained”.

In 2015, Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Mr. Samuel Ukpong, Lagos State Chapter, said it was a disservice to have the three Ministries merged together.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, described the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to merge the Ministries of Power, Works and Housing as a calculated measure to save the costs associated with running them independently.

National Coordinator, Constance Shareholders Association, Shehu Mallam Mikail said merging the Ministries of Works, Housing with Power, requires enormous work, investments, supervision adding that regulation to enhance electricity generation would not allow for efficiency in the system.

He maintained that this type of merger would pave way for conflict and contradiction in administrative procedures.

It should be worthy of note, that Ministries across the globe, do not merge their Ministries for effective and efficient performance of their Ministries.

Facebook Comments
ETN24 - Explaining the News is about putting News in the correct context to promote understanding and education. We believe News should educate, not agitate. Our dedication is to fighting Fake and Sensational News, as well as to keep an eye on the media to ensure our peace and sanity are not sold for traffic.
+ posts