The Senate has said that it will carry out an investigation into the Ministry Of Power, National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), and ZIGLAKS Company, over their failure to provide electricity meters for Nigerians, News About Nigeria reports.
The committee chairman, Senator Eyinnaya Ababribe, disclosed this while speaking at the ongoing meeting at the Senate wing National Assembly on Monday.
The Senate also commenced an investigative hearing on the increase in the electricity tariff in 11 states in Nigeria.
Recall that last week, the Senate, through its committee on Power had invited the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the heads of agencies under the ministry to an investigative hearing on the new electricity tariffs.
Abaribe noted that the mandate of the committee was to find lasting solutions to the challenges facing the Nigerian electricity sector, including the need for comprehensive sector reforms.
“We have summoned the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). We will allow them to speak about the electricity tariff hike. The minister of power is, of course, expected to appear too.
“We are also to investigate the over N2tn subsidy requirement as stated by the Minister of Power to avoid the repeat of fuel subsidy scenario and the statement made by the Honourable Minister with regard to the N1.3tn the Ministry is owing generating companies and 1.3 billion dollars owed to gas companies, (which I believe has increased as at today),” he stated.
He maintained that the Committee remains committed to alleviating the sufferings of Nigerians, adding that the committee will not hesitate to sanction anybody or any agency found culpable of adding to the burden and sufferings of Nigerians.
