[OPINION BY AUGUSTA NNEKA] Anambra's path to economic prosperity: The impact of 2023 constitutional amendments | TheCable
Last month, President Muhammadu Buhari signed three constitutional amendment acts seeking to move some items from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list in the constitution. According to the 1999 Nigeria Constitution , the exclusive legislative list contains items only the national assembly can legislate on; while items on the concurrent list can be legislated on by both the federal and state governments.
In response to this passionate covenant, the universe handed Soludo the necessary tools to achieve his dream of a liveable, prosperous, and smart megacity. He won the election and now, Aso Rock has given states the right to develop intrastate railway stations. States can also now generate, transmit and distribute power in areas covered by the national grid.Simple. In 2021, the People’s Manifesto outlined a development plan based on what was obtainable at the time.
On the part of allowing states generate, transmit, and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid, I have to admit; I was a bit confused.My initial reaction was “shouldn’t states be more focused on areas NOT covered by the national grid? That is, the unserved and the underserved areas”. Seeing as the law was not a typo, I had to dig deeper.
Anambra state has undertaken the responsibility of developing policy, financing and framework, and the security of the proposed infrastructure projects necessary for the EEDC to meet up with the electricity demands of Ndi Anambra. On its part, the EEDC will lend its voice to aid theThey will also undertake programs in collaboration with the TCN to fast-track the development of critical infrastructure in Anambra.
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