Former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, has narrated how diesel suppliers and generator dealers are allegedly sabotaging some efforts by the federal government and power distribution companies to have steady electricity supply in Nigeria.
The Minister, who stated this in Umuahia during a radio programme in the Abia State capital, tagged: South East Political Roundtable, disclosed that some of the generator and diesel dealers approached him, complaining that he (Nnaji) was ruining their businesses.
Nnaji, who is the founder of Geometric Power, identified diesel suppliers and generator sellers as obstacles for those who are into power generation business in the country.
He further disclosed that like some other sectors, the power sector has some cabals who make gains from the problems of poor power supply.
A graphic picture of how dangerous the diesel suppliers can be is when we were in government, somewhere in the South West region; some men cut down 30KVA lines to stop electricity supply to thousands of users. Unfortunately, the diesel supplying company sponsored the operation; incidentally the power cable fell on one of them, who later confessed to the crime, he stated.
