Nigeria's Manitoba Energy Contract Finally Certified

The Bureau of Public Procurement has issued a certificate ratifying Manitoba Hydro contract to manage the transmission company for the next three years.

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  • Olive N
    Nov 23 2012, 03:03

    It is regratable Mr Jonathan's personal involvement to subvert Manitoba Hydro submission to become patner in the nation's effort to develope sustainable energy program .Many of us have some idea for that reaction which did not give damn reason to persuade anybody .Judging from past records , I will be very concerned with more contracts to Indian business because that country have had too many shaddy and faulty contracts with this nation in the past. India can be praised to have developed this far, and must be commended how they have managed corruption and developement together. In contrast, China found the incompatible relationship between the two evils and chose mandatory death penalty sanction as means for control and it has worked effectively . History of past Indian contract with Nigeria include the following ; Nigeria Railways,(Raiways Hospital) before Dr,Okechukwu Ikejiani. Operation of the entire Rail Line proper which killed the entire industry and the nation had no suchg thin as Rail service for donkey years. In the North where they mesh comfortably with Muslim society, they're alfa and omega, the culture of corruption have been part of doing business in the Region ever. Remember the indigenization program intended to transfer minor business operation including small scale trade to citizens, many Indian made fabric traders and drycleaners along Nnamdi Azikiwe Street were very quick to apply their well known quck fix to undermine that program to halt . Infact one big importer of expired drugs ran away after arrangement with his local staff to manage his business . Canadian Coporations like Manitoba Hydro will not enter into such arrangement with you. Imagine how much under the table arrangement will go with the huge expense to be spent in Nigerian government privatization program to bribe public officials who've been placed to run such contract ? At the very least, factor in extra half of the real cost to produce more looters and extend the nation's cultural corruption and extend inequality among the citizens. That is the Canada Hydro's disadvantage and reason to disqualify the best among Jonathan's choice .

  • archivenews
    Nov 22 2012, 08:55

    The truth is that the process was flawed with the rejection of Power Grid of India's bid. The company is 10 times better than Manitoba and it offered to deliver at a cheaper rate yet the financial bid which was the second part of the process was not concluded because a former minister had interest. The BPP was saying the right thing but has been cowed into submission by friends of the minister and we do not know the fate of the country in terms of power because Manitoba supplies power to a province in Canada with little population while Power Grid of India has the capacity to supply power to the whole of India with 1 billion population. Favouritism should be chased away from national decision making in vital sectors like this.