Nigeria, Dec. 6 -- The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating expenditure in Nigeria's power sector has directed the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to appear with core investors in the generation and distribution companies over persistent electricity supply challenges.

Chairperson of the Committee, Ibrahim Aliyu, issued the directive on Thursday after receiving submissions from the Director-General of the BPE, Ayodeji Gbeleyi, during the continued investigative hearing at the National Assembly.

Mr Aliyu said the core investors must appear before the panel to explain the state of their operations and justify the confidence the government placed in their capacity during the privatisation process.

"We need to see thes...