The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has called on Nigerian electricity consumers to acquaint themselves with the process under which electricity is now being produced, transmitted and supplied.

The Minister made this charge in a meeting with the Director General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Dupe Atoki. According to the Fashola the Minister noted that in as much as the position of consumers in service delivery is more sacrosanct now than ever before and that they have the duty to play to the rule in decision making when called upon to do so.

Babatunde Raji Fashola added that Nigerians must understand that the service providers have been changed with the privatization of the two key arms of electricity value chain. He informed that this is the beginning of the new era of joint ownership which is important because no provider can fix tariff without the participation of consumers.

He also commended the renewed vigour which the new helmsman has put into the running of the CPC, promising that the power sector under his watch will not allow Nigerians to be short-changed. Fashola noted that this has informed Government’s stand on the need to bridge the metering gap.

The Director-General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Dupe Atoki while appealing to the Minister to hold operators in the power sector accountable, commended the Minister for coming up with a consumer-centred agenda for the three key sectors: Power, Works and Housing, under his watch. She particularly commended the Minister for ensuring significant commitment to ensuring improvement in electricity supply as recently experienced.



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Was this not the same Fashola that said "any responsible government would provide electricity for it citizens in 6months".
It's obvious Fashola is now telling Nigerians that the government he is part of is not "responsible"...



I refuse to follow this trend because it will do me no good.



Fashola should humble resign if he can't deliver. This is not the time for political patronage...

All we need is constant light sir.

The minister for darkness and rocket science has spoken...
Charlatans everywhere for nigeria., None is trustworthy !!

Jeez! I even forgot fashola is the minister of power. I have been laying curses on the minister and his IKEDC workers after they refused to provide us here with electricity for up to a week. So, Fashola has also failed? This is so sad.

All the story written up there, I'm sorry, is total hogwash. Follow which trend? The only trend I see is an epileptic power supply.