The chairman of Abuja chapter of Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria LECAN, Chief Vitus Ofodum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently address power challenges.
Speaking with journalists in his office in Abuja, the chairman called on the president to address the anomalies in the electricity industry.
Chief Ofodum kicked against the use of quacks in electricity works, a condition which he said if not checked would continue to cause serious problems in the quality of electricity services and consumption in the country.
He decried the use of quacks by Power Holdings Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in electricity works, adding that since the company took over management of the industry from the government, it only concentrated on abnormal profit maximisation without giving good people of Nigeria the needed services.
He said: “PHCN is expected to put money into the system and rectify all the problems in the service works on the ground instead of maximizing abnormal profits and employing quacks.”
Calling on the government to take over the management of electricity as was obtainable before, he said that with the level of corruption in Nigeria, the country was not yet ripe to privatise electricity.
He alleged that Abuja Electricity Distribution Board (AEDB) has converted marketers to engineers; a situation which he said was not obtainable in Suleja, Niger state, where engineers are different from marketers.
Chief Ofodum insisted on the use of professionals in the industry.
He called on the present government to ensure that electricity laws are strictly adhered in other to increase the quality of power generation in the country.
He added that before former President Goodluck Jonathan left the office, he signed into law the Electricity Management Services (EMS) which ensured that every electricity work was done in conformity with electricity laws.