Ishraqat Kanun parliamentary bloc threatens to publish corruption files related to electricity if the minister is questioned!
Ishraqat Kanun parliamentary bloc threatens to publish corruption files related to electricity if the minister is questioned!
2024-08-08
Today, Thursday, the representative of the Ishraqat Kanun bloc, Nofouth Al-Moussawi, explained the reasons for the Parliament Presidency’s refusal to question the Minister of Electricity, Ziad Ali Fadel, while threatening to publish all corruption files to the media if he is not questioned inside the Parliament dome.
Al-Moussawi said in an interview with Al-Sumaria TV: “We submitted a request to the House of Representatives bearing the signatures of more than 100 representatives to question the Minister of Electricity, supported by evidence and proof of the existence of financial and administrative corruption and mismanagement within the ministry,” noting that “the accumulations in the Ministry of Electricity and the electricity sector have become a real dilemma for successive governments, the price of which is paid by the citizen.”
She pointed out that “the request to question the Minister of Electricity was rejected by the Presidency of the House of Representatives, adding that “we, as the Ishraqa Bloc, were opponents and we will pressure the Presidency of the Parliament to question the Minister, and this is our duty as a legislative institution.”
Regarding the reason for rejecting the request to question the Minister of Electricity, she explained that “the agreements between the blocs are the reason for rejecting the questioning of the minister, and these procedures and procrastinations will reduce the oversight role of the representative,” stressing: “We are proceeding with the questioning, and if no measures are taken by the Council Presidency, we will publish all the files to the media.”
Despite repeated government promises to improve electricity services, the reality reflects the continuation of problems and challenges that have prevented the provision of stable energy to the population for decades. This comes after Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced the opening and operation of 200 power stations in all regions and cities of Iraq.
Iraq’s electricity production last year amounted to 24 thousand megawatts, while it currently amounts to 25 thousand megawatts. Although current production is greater than last year’s production, the equipment is much worse.
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