NEC constitutes a committee on national electrification to help address the challenges in the power sector.
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The committee, headed by Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu, is to work towards deepening states’ engagements within the Electricity Reform Act 2023 and the National Electrification Strategy and Implementation Plan. Earlier in his address, Vice President Shettima maintained that access to energy is a fundamental right and not a privilege because electricity is the oxygen of economic growth.He outlined issues before the Council that require urgent attention to include energy infrastructure, human capital development, creative industries, fiscal strategy, industrial innovation, and long-term development planning, describing them as foundational to the transformation Nigeria needs.
“Whatever path we agree upon, it is clear that a private-sector-led distributed renewable energy generation approach is essential to increasing electricity access for households and small enterprises alike”. Deliberating on the updated submission on the establishment of state police, Council-mandated states that were yet to make their submissions on the subject matter should comply within the next one week to enable NEC to come up with a unanimous position on state police at the next meeting.
Members of the Council, when appointed, shall have the opportunity to raise questions of and give counsel to the Board and Management of the Authority.Council commended the management of NSIA and recognised the importance of the fund towards investment in critical sectors of the economy.
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