Sam Amadi
Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi, tells Chineme Okafor that the recent controversy over the management contract on the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by Canadian firm, Manitoba Hydro International (MHI), suggests that managers of Nigeria’s power sector may not be abreast with workings of the Electricity Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act 2005.
There was this allegation that officials of the Ministry of Power sought to manipulate provisions in the contract, like taking off the system and market operations from Manitoba; this and other unwholesome practices attracted media interest?
Well, I will say that from day one, I had always made my stand known that Manitoba would do a good job at TCN because I believe they have the capacity to turn around the operations of TCN. I already had a meeting today with the Manitoba official in charge of market operation and he showed me his plans which are fantastic.
All that is needed is for Nigerians and the government to hold Manitoba to commit to its contract which is signed and ensure that it delivers all that is expected of it while we fulfill our part of the agreement rather than the controversy we are witnessing or the tendency to seek for its failure in managing the TCN for the period it is expected to. Don’t forget that Manitoba will also provide expert training to indigenous TCN workers, so I think it should be a win-win approach in the whole exercise.
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