Tegbe Moves to Tackle Power Infrastructure Vandalism, Sets Up Security Committee

<p><strong>The Minister of Power&comma; Joseph Tegbe&comma; has convened a ministerial committee involving security agencies and key government institutions to strengthen the protection of electricity infrastructure and curb vandalism across the power sector&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The committee held its inaugural meeting in Abuja as part of efforts to address attacks on generation&comma; transmission and distribution assets that contribute to power outages&comma; increase repair costs and undermine investments in the electricity industry&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;tcn-tower-collapse-disrupts-power-supply-to-keffi-akwanga-feeders&sol;">TCN Tower Collapse Disrupts Power Supply to Keffi&comma; Akwanga Feeders<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The initiative brings together security and power sector stakeholders to develop coordinated measures to prevent vandalism and ensure the effective protection of critical national infrastructure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among those who attended the meeting were the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security&comma; Major General Adeyinka A&period; Famadewa&semi; officials of the Office of the National Security Adviser &lpar;ONSA&rpar;&semi; the leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps &lpar;NSCDC&rpar;&semi; the Permanent Secretary&semi; and directors from the Federal Ministry of Power and relevant agencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The committee&&num;8217&semi;s activities will be aligned with the critical infrastructure unit of the Office of the National Security Adviser to strengthen coordination and reinforce the treatment of electricity infrastructure as a national security priority&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;president-bola-ahmed-tinubu-is-nigerias-greatest-ever-leader-princess-zahrah-mustapha-audu&sol;">President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Is Nigeria’s Greatest Ever Leader &&num;8211&semi; Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During the meeting&comma; participants proposed measures to address vandalism and outlined the responsibilities of their respective institutions in tackling the problem&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They resolved to enforce existing laws against vandalism&comma; ensure offenders are brought to justice&comma; deploy technology to protect electricity assets and intensify public sensitisation to prevent attacks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The stakeholders also pledged to strengthen inter-agency collaboration to eliminate the menace and safeguard infrastructure across the electricity value chain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;niso-backs-electricity-act-reforms-explores-opportunities-in-emerging-power-market&sol;">NISO Backs Electricity Act Reforms&comma; Explores Opportunities in Emerging Power Market<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>The committee is expected to reconvene next week to assess progress and review the implementation of the proposed measures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The initiative is aimed at reducing outages caused by attacks on power infrastructure&comma; improving electricity supply reliability and protecting public and private investments in the sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;