BY ONYEKA AJUMOBI ONOCHIE
The Bureau of Public Enterprises is not opposed to the planned forensic audit of the power companies in Nigeria by the Federal Government and therefore, not part of the decision by the eleven (11) Power Distribution Companies (Discos) to seek court process to restrain the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from interfering in their (Discos’) corporate activities, Director General of the Bureau, Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has said.
In a statement personally signed by the Director General and copied to the Executive Chairman of NERC on Friday, May 29, 2020, Okoh said, “BPE was not consulted and was not part of this action”.
The Statement reads inter alia: “For the avoidance of doubt, the Bureau wishes to inform NERC that there was never a time when the Boards of the Discos either discussed any of these matters or decided to oppose the forensic audit or any of such matter.
“Please, note that the Bureau was not consulted and is not part of this action; and therefore, is not opposed to the forensic audit being planned by the Federal Government.”
It would be recalled that the eleven (11) Discos have gone to court to restraint the NERC from interfering in their corporate activities as well as restraining the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the National Economic Council (NEC) from what they described as undue interferences in their activities.
In addition, the Discos are seeking to restraint NERC from sending forensic auditors to their respective companies.