Reps to probe BPE over sale of power assets

The House of Representatives, Tuesday, resolved to probe the administration of former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on the sale of power assets.

The House, in a resolution on the motion entitled Alleged Non-transparent and Fraudulent Sale of Power Assets by the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, by Jonathan’s administration, bemoaned what it called lack of openness in the processes leading to the sale of power infrastructure to private investors.

The sponsor of the motion, John Okafor, representing Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo State on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, stressed the importance of power to every business, family, public or private institution, household and the general growth of the nation’s economy.

Okafor alleged that the sale of power assets by the administration lacked transparency and openness and that there was unfair treatment of Nigerians that were disengaged from their jobs in the process, while epileptic power supply continued despite the privatization of the sector.

The House unanimously passed the motion through voice votes and resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the processes and sale of all aspects of power assets in by BPE to determine if there were malpractices and misconduct in the exercise.

The House will also, in the course of the investigation, determine whether appropriate value was had for money and if any person breached the rules and the law.