FG
FG Sets up Committee to Restructure Power
Ministry
The Minister of Power Engr Sale
Mamman has said that the restructuring of the Ministry of Power and
its Agencies was a critical factor for achieving the Ministry’s
goals, objectives, and overall mandate.
He made this known on Thursday
when he inaugurated a Nine –Man Committee on Restructuring of the
Ministry of Power and Oversight of its Agencies.
Mamman said that the essence for
the Committee was borne out of the need to create bonding and
teamwork among relevant Departments, Units and strengthen oversight
of its Agencies, stressing the need for synergy among key players
for, “I believe that working as a team, we would excel and fulfill
the mandate of the Ministry.
He further stated that the Power
Sector was in the process of undergoing long term structural market
reform and has gone through the first phase of privatization with
hope of unlocking investments and improving service delivery in the
sector.
According to the Minister, the
Committee is tasked with establishing the modalities that will
inform implementation of the restructuring within the Ministry’s
relevant Departments, Units and oversight of its Agencies.
On his part, Minister of State,
Power. Mr. Goddy Jedy-Agba, OFR said that the restructuring was
aimed at achieving sustainable, reliable, stable and affordable
power supply in line with the Mandate of the Ministry. “It is
pertinent to note that it is our collective responsibility to
improve service delivery of electricity services for the wellbeing
of every Nigerian, hence the need to work together in order to
provide uninterrupted electricity”
In her welcome address, the
Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack mni said that the
decision of the restructuring was taken out of the need to
reposition the Ministry and would also align functions, programmes
and projects of the various units for effective service
delivery.
Members of the committee are
Didi Walson-Jack, Permanent Secretary, Power, Chairman,
while Mrs. Dafe Adesida, Director, Human Resources will serve as
Secretary. Others are Amonia M. Standfast, Director
Planning, Research and Statistics, Mr. Bernard Nwachukwu, Director
Reform, Mr. Clement O.Assam, Director Legal, Engr C.C Onyeneke,
Director Electrical, Mr Umaru Ahmadu, Deputy Director, Organization
Design, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation,
Usman Musa Yola, Senior Special Assistant to Minister of State,
Power, and Engr. Aliyu Abba, Special Assistant (Policy) to the
Minister of Power.
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