President Muhammadu Buhari has requested that
contractors in the Power sector submit their work
plan for the completion of abandoned projects.
Deputy Director of Press, Ministry of Works Power
and Housing, Mr. Timothy Oyedeji, made the
disclosure on the telephone.
Asked to confirm whether the Permanent Secretary
of the ministry, Dr. Louis Edozien, was sitting on
the repayment of outstanding debts that the
Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, approved for
some contractors of the Rural Electrification
Agency (REA), Oyedeji said: “I am not aware of that
but I am aware of the ministerial directive.”
He noted that the minister had given directive to
the Permanent Secretary and Director of Finance
and Accounts to effect pending payments. He said:
“The minister has given directive to the Perm Sec
and DFAs to make outstanding payments. But there
are some issues in the Presidency over their
(contractors) work plan. It has not been approved
and maybe this is the thing that is delaying them.
The Presidency said they should submit a work
plan on how to go about abandoned projects.”