NDPHC: Federal Lawmakers Decry Encroachment, Vandalism of Power Projects
•Threaten removal of illegal structures on transmission routes Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Assets has threatened to demolish illegal structures erected on the federal government’s
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Assets in Nigeria has threatened to remove illegal structures erected along transmission routes for power projects, warning that encroachment and vandalism are threatening investments in the electricity sector. During an inspection of the 132kV New Haven-Ninth Mile-Nsukka Double Circuit Transmission Line in Enugu State and the Egbu 330/132/33kV substation in Owerri, Imo State, committee chairman Kuye Ademorin expressed concern over the presence of churches, hotels, private residences, and even state government buildings along designated transmission corridors.
Ademorin emphasized that such developments were undermining the federal government's investment in a sustainable electricity system and called for stronger collaboration between federal and state governments to protect public assets and prevent further delays to electricity infrastructure projects.
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