The call was made by the committee, which is chaired by Hon. Victor Nwokolo, during a polite visit to the state’s Government House.
The committee also cautioned against the politicisation of power supply issues in the state.
In response, the state government was prepared to utilize the recently passed Electricity (Amendment) Act by the National Assembly in conjunction with well-meaning investors to produce and distribute electricity throughout the state, according to Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
Ewhrudjakpo identified poor power supply occasioned by endemic corruption and lack of patriotism on the part of most stakeholders in the sector, as a major stumbling block to efforts being made to drive industrial and economic development in Nigeria.
He urged them to facilitate the resuscitation of the Gbarain 252 Mega Watts Power Station in Koroama, which had a part of it burnt since September last year.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Power, Hon. Victor Nwokolo, disclosed that the committee was in Bayelsa for an on-the-spot inspection of the burnt section of the power transmission station at Gbarain in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the State.
The chairman and other members of the committee then proceeded for an inspection of the Gbarain Power plant.
Addressing journalists during the tour of the Gbarain Power Plant, Hon. Nwokolo assured that the committee would report its findings to the house, to enable it to make informed decisions to improve power supply in Bayelsa and its environs.
