Federal Govt Puts States Under Surveillance On Power Distribution

Leadership

17 May 2011

Federal Govt Puts States Under Surveillance On Power Distribution

Abuja — Vice President Namadi Sambo has said that the federal government has put state governments under check to access their participation in power distribution to hasten the process of providing electricity to Nigerians.

He gave this indication yesterday in the State House, Abuja at a special meeting convened to discuss a proposal by the Rivers State government with the Bureau of Public Enterprises, National Electricity Regulatory Commission, Presidential Action Committee on Power and notable stakeholders in the power sector.

Sambo explained that as the Federal Government was bent on providing power to every Nigerian, there were owners and bidders who could be given consideration to accommodate them in the power distribution since they could be full shareholders of the incoming companies.

He noted that state governments and local governments had invested in the generation and transmission of power and should be considered for a certain percentage which should be technically arrived at to distribute power in order to recoup their investment on the project.