Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has unveiled his plan to address the persistent electricity challenges in the country.
He noted that the methods previously employed by his predecessors have been ineffective and said he plans to adopt a bottom-up approach.
During a roundtable discussion in Abuja involving the legislature, judiciary, and other power industry stakeholders, particularly focusing on the re-enactment of the Electricity Act, 2023, Adelabu emphasized his proposed shift in strategy.
He stressed that his approach aims to ensure a substantial and timely improvement in the nation’s power supply, diverging from the top-down methodology used by his predecessors.
Adelabu argued that the nation’s primary deficiency has not been a lack of capable engineers but rather the absence of political determination and appropriate leadership to enhance power delivery.
“My strategy is a bottom-up approach in the electricity sector. Many ministers have been on the job but focusing on generation.
“What is power generation if it’s not delivered to the users. It’s useless. It’s like winking in the dark because the customer does not know what we are doing.
“We are not joking with the power sector this time around. It must work. We don’t have any choice,” he said.