Vice President Namadi Sambo has expressed the willingness of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) to partner the National Assembly in meeting the objectives of government’s privatisation policy.
He said the privatisation policy was aimed at creating wealth and jobs for the people.
Sambo, who is also the chairman of the NCP, stated this on Thursday when members of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, paid him a courtesy call at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He stressed the need for cooperation between the legislature and the executive, saying that “cooperation between the executive and the National Assembly means success.’’
He further said that government was making efforts to re-present all outstanding bills regarding the privatisation process to the legislature.
The Vice President said that such bills included the Railway Bill meant to fast-track the development of the rail transport sector in the country.
He further said that government was fast-tracking the power sector privatisation and that of NITEL.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, said that members were in the State House to present the committee’s work-plan to the vice president.
She said that the committee had already concluded plans to embark on a phased oversight visit of privatised enterprises across the country, starting from March 5.
Abba-Ibrahim said that they were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the proposed reform bills, which she said, “are critical to the Transformation Agenda.’’
She pledged that the House would give the bills accelerated consideration. (NAN)