Vice-President Namadi Sambo Thursday expressed worry over inadequate funds coming from the multi-year-tariff-order (MYTO) and inability to pay for gas in the power sector.

Accordingly, he summoned the coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, the chairman of national electricity regulatory commission (NERC) and other concerned stakeholders to a meeting to be held next week.

The vice-president, who frowned at the lazy attitude of some contractors who had refused to complete their work, especially the work at the Gwagwalada sub-station said to be at 90 per cent completion, warned that though the time table for commissioning had been drawn, he couldn't take Mr. President to commission the power project that would fail immediately after commissioning.

"This administration wants to deliver electricity power to Nigerians," he added, while speaking at the 29th meeting of the Board of Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria (NDPHC), operators of NIPP, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Sambo, however, commended the ministry of power for setting up the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN) and undertaking the training of personnel in the power sector.

The board at the meeting expressed its apprehension over the spate of vandalism in parts of the country, especially the recent one at Afam in Delta State, where gas facilities were vandalised, noting that this had affected power output in the country.

Approving some memos brought to it by the Managing Director of NDPHC, the Board ordered for sensitization programme to be put in place especially to the grassroots, to stem the tide of vandalism in the country.

Earlier, the Managing Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Mr. James Olotu, on behalf of Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, briefed the Board on the roadshow recently carried out in June.