Politics Fashola Summoned by Nigeria Senate Over Questionable Power Projects

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Senator Dino Melaye on Wednesday moved a motion on the floor of the Red Chamber titled "Monumental Fraud in the Power Sector", accusing Power Minister Babatunde Fashola of trying to secure $350m domiciled in the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority to finance electricity projects without following due process.

According to him, $35m has already been released for the power project and nothing tangible has been done.

“Why is the ministry engaging in constructing new power plant while the government has several idle plants that is seeking buyers for? Why is the ministry that is supposed to be making policies, dabbling into constructing new power plants that we have all agreed is better handled by the private sector?” Melaye asked.

“The Senate is concerned that the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing is determined to persist in this brazen violation of the Constitution and extant laws on due process by insisting that the NSIA should release the $350m meant for NBET on the pretext of acting under a purported presidential approval.

The senate adopted the motion and summoned the minister to answer questions on the matter.
 

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