Union Rejects Gwarzo’s ‘Reinstatement’, Shuts SEC Office In Abuja

Workers at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on
Monday morning shut down the office premises over attempts to
reinstate suspended DG, Mounir Gwarzo.

BusinessDay gathered that the Association of Senior Civil
Servants of Nigeria, SEC Branch, locked up offices of the
Headquarters of the Commission.

The Union is protesting attempts to reinstate the suspended
Director General of SEC, Mounir Gwarzo.

Gwarzo had been indicted for abuse of office and corruption by
an Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up by the Federal Ministry
of Finance headed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mahmoud
Isa-Dutse.

Gwarzo was also indicted by the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc
Committee which investigated his suspension by the former Minister
of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun.

However, an industrial court in Abuja last Thursday dismissed
the three issues raised again the embattled DG and ordered his
immediate reinstatement.

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FG Rebates Owners Occupier to promote Energy Efficiency
in Buildings

The Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Power, Works and
Housing , Mohammed Bukar has disclosed that government would give
rebate to Owners Occupier that have their building plan drawings
Energy Efficient in Nigeria. He made this disclosure at the meeting
of Inter-Ministerial Team on Renewable Energy Efficiency buildings
in Abuja recently.

The Permanent Secretary, who also doubles as the Chairman of the
Team , said that the rebate would be given to ensure that all
buildings in Nigeria are Energy Efficiency Compliant . He further
directed that all building projects in the Ministry must be in
accordance to the specification under the Building Energy
Efficiency Code (BEEC).

Mr Bukar added that with the launch of BEEC in June 2017 by the
immediate past Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, it was agreed that
the BEEC would run for a two year Voluntary Stage, with the aim
that awareness creation would be on going, during which the
acceptability of the code and it’s implementation will be
assessed.

The Permanent Secretary urged the stakeholders to brain storm
and come up with measures that will promote an alternative means of
Energy that would result in job creation, business opportunities
and economic growth.

He commended the effort of stakeholders and the technical
partner, the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP)/German Agency
for International Cooperation(GIZ) in the journey of ensuring
implementation of BEEC in Nigeria, noting that it would be of
enormous benefit to Nigerians.

According to him, “this puts the programme of energy efficiency
in buildings at an advantage in making a paradigm shifting in our
mode of design and construction method in building and construction
industries. “As we fully embrace the implementation of BEEC in our
new building projects design and construction, it will no doubt
result in 40% reduction in energy consumed by these buildings if
properly implemented.”

The Permanent Secretary encouraged financial mehanism in making
loans available with low interest rate and tax relief for those
Energy Efficient related products which are required for Energy
Efficient buildings, like water heaters, Solar PV, air-conditioners
and others which would in no small measure aid the penetration of
Energy efficiency advocacy and implementation.

The Director of Engineering Services in the Ministry,
Engr.Julius Olurinola, urged the private sector in collaboration
with the professional bodies, to take a shot at sponsoring a bill
to add BEEC to the National Building Code, now that the programme
is at the voluntary stage.

The GIZ support partners expressed satisfaction at the level of
awareness the programme has reached judging by the enthusiasm shown
by the stakeholders in the implementation of the programme.

The Ministry in collaboration with the technical partners have
come up with the adoption of BEEC in the three pilot states out of
the 36 states of the federation, namely Lagos, Kaduna and Plateau
states to kick start the process of making buildings in the country
Energy Efficient.

Grace Osuji
SIO
For : Director Information