Mr Abubakar Aliyu, the Minister of Power, on Monday resumed duty with a call for synergy among power sector stakeholders.
Addressing stakeholders during his resumption, Aliyu said only effective teamwork could guarantee a steady power supply for Nigerians.
He said that to succeed and ensure steady power is delivered to Nigerians; all stakeholders must cooperate and work together.
“I am here to work together with all of you. I listen carefully when some of you introduced yourself with various titles working in the ministry of power.
“ I want those titles to be translated to production of power to Nigerians from generation, transmission to distribution that is when our title will make more meaning.
“Otherwise, time would come when we would be ashamed to mention our names with those titles.
“So I want to ask everyone from the permanent secretary down to the smallest on the ladder by rank in any part of the ministry of power to be dedicated and committed to the task ahead.
“I know you have done a lot, I am here to assist you together with you or without you because that is my mandate to ensure that we succeed. my employer sent me here for a purpose, ‘’he said.
“So, I need not only your hands on deck but I need your minds; that is where enthusiasms are, that is where loyalty is, that is where honesty is, that is where commitment and dedication is.
“Our work touches lives of all Nigerians so I am here to add value to what you have been doing, ‘’he said.
On his part, Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu while congratulating the minister on his appointment said that his ministry will partner with the ministry of power to deliver electricity to the people.
Adamu said that the minister of power was a professional and was equal to the task of the mandate giving to him.
He said that Abubakar was a team player and urges all staff of the ministry to cooperate with him to deliver power to the people.
“I ask all of you to cooperate with him as the power sector is very critical, so we need to do the right thing to deliver power to the people,’’ he said.
Earlier, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mr William Alo assured the minister that all the staff of the ministry were ready to work with him to deliver power to the people.
“In the ministry of power, all staff are working together as a team to deliver on the mandate of President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure power is available to Nigerians.
“We know you are here to continue the good work of the president as it concerns the power sector.
“We will assure you of commitment to redouble our efforts to make sure we deliver on our mandate, ‘’ he said.
