Nigeria’s Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, has denied being aware of an indiscriminate increase in electricity tariffs by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
He made this assertion at a public hearing on Electricity reform Bill
At the hearing, members of the House Committee on Power and the Governors’ Forum were sharply divided over the constitutionality of setting up electricity regulatory agencies in states.
Months after the House Committee on Power rounded off work on a bill to amend the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act of 2005, it is holding this public hearing to hear from state governors, whose input had yet to be included.
The bill seeks to provide the legal and institutional framework for the implementation of rural electricity projects.
It also aims at establishing the National Power Training Institute and Regulatory provisions to strengthen the sector for efficient service delivery.
Electricity workers use the opportunity of the gathering to draw attention to the recent alleged indiscriminate increase in electricity tariffs imposed on consumers by the NERC, but the Minister claims ignorance of any such development.
The workers union in the sector kicked against the over the 3 trillion injected into the privatised electricity companies owned by individuals without commensurate increase in power generation in the last 10 years
In its presentation, the Governors’ Forum, seeks the right for states to establish electricity markets for themselves, especially with the deregulation of the Regulatory Commission
OKOWA EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT EVER ALLEGED ABANDONMENT OF GAS PROJECT
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed his disappointment over what he calls abandonment by the federal government of the multi-billion Dollar Ogidegben Gas Revolution Industrial Park project in the state and the Delta Steel Company, Ovwian-Aladja, now known as Premium Steel Company.
Speaking to some PDP supporters at Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South-West and Udu Local Councils, Governor Okowa says if elected, Atiku Abubakar will make the projects top priority to boost employment and income generation
The Peoples Democratic Party state-wide campaign continues here in Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South-West Council as the party’s Vice Presidential Candidate leads Governorship and other party’s flag bearers to canvass for votes from the people of the state.
According to Governor Okowa, the APC led federal Government does not have a justifiable reason to abandon such projects.
Udu council area is the next stop for the PDP campaign with party leaders asking the people to continue the pattern of voting for the party in the area.
Former Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan is concerned about the poor condition Delta Steel Company which the Vice Presidential Candidate says the Atiku-Okowa ticket has robust plan to revive
A former APC chieftain and aide to the Deputy President of the Senate Benjamin Sharta and hundreds of supporters decamped to PDP and pledged to ensure victory for party
