Author: Phlippages
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party has stated that one way by which he would fix electricity issues in Nigeria is to give states the power to generate, transmit and distribute electricity for themselves.
Atiku disclosed this in a statement on Thursday evening where he stated that if elected president in 2023, he would remove electricity production from the exclusive list and give it to states.
This comes as the Nigerian electricity workers had to end a strike that nearly crippled power this week.
Atiku said, “Having keenly observed developments in the power sector within the last 24 hours, I am again convinced that my solution to the electricity crisis, as encapsulated in my Policy Document, My Covenant with Nigerians, remains the most proactive plan to lead Nigeria out of darkness.
“In this regard, my approach is to first remove the entire electricity value chain from the exclusive list and give states the power to generate, transmit and distribute electricity for themselves.”
