End Reliance On FG, Take Control Of Electricity, Shettima Tells States

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged state governments to take full advantage of the Electricity Act 2023 by establishing functional electricity markets, attracting private investment and ending their dependence on the federal government for solutions to local power challenges.
He said Nigeria’s ambition to build a competitive industrial economy would remain constrained unless electricity reforms translated into reliable power for businesses, households and public institutions across the country.
Senator Shettima stated this on Wednesday while declaring open the National Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Electricity Act 2023 at the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. ...