IN the wake of the alleged 6 billion naira rural electrification scam which involves some Nigerian federal legislators and their collaborators in the federal bureaucracy, facts have emerged that millions of naira worth of equipment meant for rural electrification project have been left to waste in an open field in the Rural Electrification yard of the Egbin Power Plant in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State.
While many rural communities in Nigeria are left in darkness due to the lack of equipment, items like transformers, cables, poles and other materials have been left at the mercy of the elements.
Experts are of the view that this sort of development will further hinder the attainment of the power generation target in the country.
Commenting on the issue, Minister of State for Power, Dr. Lanre Babalola, said that the matter would be properly looked into, and the equipment would be examined in order to know the ones that needed immediate repairs.
A member of staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), who requested anonymity, said that some pieces of equipment had been removed by thieves.
According to the allegations made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the fraud involved the sum of N6 billion voted for a solar rural electrification project in the 2008 budget.
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