After his infamous comment about fellow party member, Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s wife on the floor of the Senate, Senator Dino Melaye is back with another nugget for Nigerians to feed on.
This time, it is Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Babatunde Raji Fashola, who is also a fellow party member, that takes the indirect flak from Senator Melaye.
According to the senator, he woke up on Saturday morning with Nigeria on his mind and more precisely- the erratic nature of the country’s power supply which seems to have a taken a nosedive since the House of Assembly directed that the NERC and power distribution companies should stop the proposed hike in electricity tariff.
While stressing that the issue of power should be a priority in Nigeria, he noted that stable power supply would herald in an industrial revolution in the country.
He charged party leader, President Muhammadu Buhari in addition to being the President of Nigeria and also the Minister of Petroleum, to take over Fashola’s role as Minister of Power to ensure that the sector is revamped and made to work.
Read his tweets:
Woke up this morning worrying about my country and the need to get it right
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
We must fix power by all means. Nigerians should put the issue of power on the front burner.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
With power stability industrial revolution is guaranteed
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
Our President should be Minister of power and then constitute a Special Task force committee headed by an assertive and strong will person.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
It is absurd to increase tariff and then decrease supply of same product.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
As a people we must demand result from the power sector reform. It can't not be same same
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
Citizens must put pressure on the National Assembly to create the needed change in the power sector.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
To my colleagues in the National Assembly the success of the 8th Senate will be determined by the success we make in the power sector.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
Our oversight in these regard, power generation,transmission&distribution must be holy.We must make extra sacrifice in tandem with our oath
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
Power Stability is possible. We need a date of hope from Government. Everyone in power myself inclusive must wake up to our responsibilities
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
We must support and push Buhari to make a change in the power sector. NIPP is a scam that must be investigated.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 5, 2016
