The incoming Minister of Power has made some bold promises to fix Nigeria’s struggling power sector.
During his Senate confirmation hearing on May 6, 2026, the incoming Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, promised to fix the national grid collapse within his first three months in office.
While facing questions from Senators on how he intends to address the challenges of the Nigerian power sector, which has so far yielded little result despite billions of naira in investment across several administrations, Tegbe promised to deploy his wealth of experience to carry out key reforms to clean up the sector.
Joseph Tegbe, 60, was nominated by President Tinubu to replace the former minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, who resigned to pursue his ambition to become the governor of Oyo state.
During his Senate screening, Tegbe was cautioned about the infamous “generator cabal” that Senator Abaribe from Abia state claimed is “the biggest generator marketers in the world” and from whom he should expect “strong resistance” in his attempt to clean up the country’s power sector.
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