Remove Fashola as Minister of Power - Union Cries Out

As the nation continues to grabble with epileptic power supply partly caused by the privatization of the power sector, some unions have called for the removal of the incumbent minister of power, Mr Babatunde Raji fashola (SAN).
In his place, the unions want a professional as the head of the ministry of power for the total transformation of the energy sector.
The request for the removal of Mr Fashola who also doubles as the Minister of Works and Housing was taken at a meeting of one of the unions in the power sector which was held at the Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Minna, Niger State yesterday.

Delegates at the Zonal National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) meeting according to insider sources agreed that Mr Fashola despite been a Senior Advocate of Nigeria does not have the professional competence to pilot the affairs of the minbe used to commit genocide.
 “What the union is saying is that an Engineer that retired from the defunct PHCN should be appointed Minister of Power. You can’t make a civilian the Minister of Defence,” the source confided in our correspondent.
The meeting, it was also learnt, disagreed with Mr Fashola that the government will not reverse the privatization of the PHCN carried out by the administration of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
According to the source, if the new owners are saying they are not making profit and are requesting for N309 billion bailout, the best option is for government to take back its property.
“This is more paramount when the new owners have not added a pin to any of the organisations.”
It was learnt that the unions in the Electricity Sector would suggest to the Federal
Government to spend the N309 billion requested for on the construction of a new power plant or build a new 700kv transmission line.
Another source at the meeting said NUEE will soon draw the battle line with mainstream owners of Kainji Dam for illegally stopping the union’s deduction since July this year.
“It is an attempt to incapacitate workers in the organization and we will not accept this”.
The meeting reportedly showered praises on the general secretary of the union, Comrade Joe Ajero for giving “members of the union result-oriented and transparent leadership”.
Apparently confirming the story, the zonal organizing secretary, Comrade Eyuruntosanre
Godwin said, “yes, we met in Minna. We discussed many issues including the welfare of our members.
“We are not happy with the state of electricity supply in the country. Power generation and transmission have dropped drastically since PHCN was privatized”.