The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, has urged stakeholders in the power sector to work together as a team to ensure that “a steady power supply is delivered to Nigerians.”
Aliyu, who was speaking in Abuja on Monday when he assumed duty, said that “to succeed and ensure uninterrupted power is delivered to Nigerians; all stakeholders must cooperate and work together.
“I am here to work together with all of you. I listened carefully when some of you introduced yourselves with various titles working in the ministry of power.
“I want those titles to be translated to production of power to Nigerians from generation, transmission to distribution that is when our titles will make more meaning.”
According to him, otherwise, time would come when we would be ashamed to mention our names with those titles.
“So, I want to ask everyone from the permanent secretary down to the smallest on the ladder by rank in any part of the ministry of power to be dedicated and committed to the task ahead.
“I know you have done a lot, I am here to assist you together with you or without you because that is my mandate to ensure that we succeed. My employer sent me here for a purpose,” he said.
Aliyu said the purpose he was sent to the ministry was to ensure that everything about power problem was done right, adding that he needed the necessary cooperation from all stakeholders to succeed.
“So, I need not only your hands on deck but I need your minds; that is where enthusiasms is, that is where loyalty is, that is where honesty is, that is where commitment and dedication is.
“Our work touches the lives of all Nigerians so, I am here to add value to what you have been doing,” he said.
On his part, Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, while congratulating the minister on his appointment said that his ministry would partner with the Ministry of Power to deliver power to the people.
Adamu described the minister of power as a professional who he said was equal to the task of the mandate given to him.
He said that Abubakar was a team player and urged all the members of staff of the ministry to cooperate with him to deliver power to the people.
“I ask all of you to cooperate with him, as the power sector is very critical, so we need to do the right thing to deliver power to the people,” he said.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mr William Alo, assured the minister that all the members of staff of the ministry were ready to work with him to deliver on the mandate.
“In the Ministry of Power, all members of staff are working together as a team to deliver on the mandate of President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure power is available to Nigerians.
“We know you are here to continue the good work of the president as it concerns the power sector.
“We will assure you of commitment to redouble our efforts to make sure we deliver on our mandate,” he said.
The President Muhammadu Buhari on Sept. 1 relieved the former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman and Agriculture counterpart, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, of their appointments.
