The minister emphasised that 85% of the population, which falls under the different categorisations of the new electricity supply regime, still enjoys the subsidy.
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He said the disproportionate amount of electricity subsidy, approximately 40%, is benefiting only about 15% of the electricity consumer population, comprising affluent individuals and industrial clusters, who enjoy about 20 hours of electricity. While speaking on the post-fuel subsidy intervention programmes, Mr Idris said the supply of N100 billion worth of CNG buses is still on track as the specification of the buses is not bought off the shelf.
The minister used the platform to dispel the notion in some quarters that the Tinubu Administration is out to shortchange the northern part of the country, stressing that the Federal Government would continue to invest funds in developing projects in the north.
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