Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday tell state governments to end their dependence on the Federal Government for solutions to local power problems and to set up functional electricity markets under the Electricity Act 2023.
Shettima yarn dis one during the opening of the National Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Electricity Act 2023 for the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The workshop, wen dem tag “Unlocking the Opportunities of the Electricity Act 2023 for Sustainable Energy Development and Economic Growth in Nigeria,” bring together federal and state institutions and regulators.
When Shettima dey yarn for one speech wen the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Hadejia deliver on him behalf on Wednesday, say Naija ambition of building a competitive industrial economy go continue to dey face problems unless electricity reforms produce reliable power for businesses, households and public institutions.
He say the Act go create d opportunity to decentralise electricity governance and let states build power markets wen suit their economies and resources