LECAN Seeks Task Force On Electricity Standards Compliance 

The Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria (LECAN), a key stakeholder in the power sector saddled with the mandate  of maintaining standards and professionalism in electricity services delivery, has called for the establishment of Monitoring Task Forces across the  36 states of Nigeria to effect compliance in standards.
National President of the body, Dr John Ekere Etim, gave the charge during the inauguration of the newly elected executives of LECAN in Rivers State, weekend.
Etim, who identified quackry as the bane of the power sector, blamed the Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NIMSA) of compromising standards by issuing corporate licence to individuals and firms without any professional know- how in electricity services.
He urged members to always strive to apply their professional experiences to save the society from the risk of patronage of non-professionals.
“Such vigilance against the activities of infiltrators  will  sanitise the electricity sector and rid it of substandards in projects execution”, he said.
He said LECAN has since its establishment by law under the then Federal Ministry of Mines and Power,  lived up to its mandate, but faced with the challenges of a compromised privatisation policy in power sector reforms, which “encourages substandards and incompetence in service delivery.”
The National President, who emphasised that  electricity contracts should be handled by LECAN members who are certified electrical contractors, called for stronger synergy between the association and the government to address the challenges of the power sector.
He urged the newly elected executives to prioritise training and retraining of members to meet up with modern technological trends in the discharge of their professional obligations.
In his remark, a veteran member of the association, Elder Emmanuel Okas Wike, thanked God for the continuous existence of the body despite challenges, and called on the younger generation of membership not to renege on the mandate of the body.
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the National President on Special Duties,  Elder Friday Kor, congratulated the newly inaugurated executive and called for the encouragement of skilled electrical personnel to do proper registration as licensed electrical service providers.
The newly elected executives of LECAN in Rivers State include: Pst Lekia Emmanuel (Chairman); Asuquo Effiong Udoh (Vice chairman); Order Nornubari Kor (Secretary); and Elder Mission T Sagbara (Treasurer).
Others are: Daniel  Peter Udoh (Financial secretary); and Ifeanyi Love Omokuwho, who is to serve as Pubic Relations Officer.