Minister Of Power Wants Death Penalty For Vandals Damaging Power Equipment.
The minister said the issue of power infrastructure vandalisation is one of the pains the sector is going through.
The minister said this in Abuja on Monday while reacting to the frequent vandalism of power infrastructure. He said the issue of power infrastructure vandalisation and theft was one of the pains the sector is going through.
He said, “The Ministry of Power and agencies under it is pushing for capital punishment for those involved in vandalisation and power thefts of all forms.
“Capital punishment is not too much because they are gradually killing the nation. They are killing the economy. They are killing the people.
“Vandals are getting too many comfort all over transmission and distribution power assets. This is not only frustrating our efforts to achieve uninterrupted power supply,, It is driving the nation backward,” he said.
Adelabu said Nigerians must realise these assets belong to them, so they must jealously protect them, adding that it was the taxpayers’ money that was used to acquire them.
He said the Ministry of Power was collaborating with office of the National Security Adviser and security agencies to protect them as it costs a lot of money to replace them when damaged.
The minister said the ministry was also collaborating with states to have their protection framework to protect the infrastructure. According to him, the Federal Government is also trying to provide at least two million meters on a yearly basis.
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