The re-appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO)
of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) Engr. Peter Ewesor
has assured Nigerians of safety on the use of electricity, lives and property
across the value chain, reports ITRealms.
Ewesor also identified the issue of standardization of equipment
and materials as well as existence of quackery as major problems plaguing the
sector.
For him, these have led to many unfortunate incidences of
electrical accidents and electrocutions in Nigeria.
The Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation has however assured
that these problems will be further strongly addressed as he begins his second
tenure in earnest.
Earlier at the mini hand-over ceremony during which Engr. T. T. Aliyu
presented the report of his brief stewardship during the period he acted to the
MD/CEO, Ewesor commended Aliyu and itemized the focus of the current management.
"First is our unalloyed commitment to the implementation of
the mandate of this Agency. As I had noted severally, the major challenge of
the sector is quackery and we have evolved multiple strategies. We will make
life unbearable for any group or individual who insist on endangering Nigerians
through refusal to abide by professional safety standards.
“Recently, we secured a conviction of four accused persons at the
chief magistrate court of Kaduna State for the offences of criminal conspiracy,
forgery of the NEMSA Certificates and cheating contrary to section 59, 345 and
308 of the penal code of Kaduna State. This will serve as deterrence to those
contemplating forging and counterfeiting NEMSA Certificate/instrument”
"We are going to intensify our efforts in terms of
enforcement of technical standards and regulations, technical inspection,
testing and certification of all categories of electrical installations,
electricity meters and instruments to ensure the efficient production and
delivery of safe, reliable and sustainable power supply and guarantee safety of
lives and property in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and other
allied industries/workplaces safety standards.
"The second focus is our determination to empower our staff
to effectively discharge their responsibilities by ensuring a conducive
environment for work, scale up on the necessary work equipment and investing in
human capital development. Importantly too, we are already expanding our
services, getting closer to people by inaugurating new Inspectorate field
offices, such as the new Owerri Office, Bauchi and one coming up in Uyo.
"And last but not the least is our rededication to the
culture of integrity, transparency and openness in the management of the
Agency. We are passionately committed to the anti-corruption crusade of the
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. We have always ensured due
process in our operations and that has earned us the 12th position amongst 166
public institutions assessed by Public and Private Development Center (PPDC) in
the 2017 FOI ranking recently conducted. Going forward we will ensure
continuous maximum compliance with relevant extant rules and other regulations",
the Chief Executive said.
He assured Nigerians that the Agency will be more visible as it
intensifies efforts to enforce safety of use of electricity and safety of lives
and property in the industry and Nigeria at large", he said.
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