You can fix electricity without FG - Shettima tells 36 governors

Vice President Kashim Shettima has told 36 authorities governors to halt waiting for the Federal Government to hole their energy problems.

Shettima said states tin present make and administer their ain energy nether the Electricity Act 2023.

He spoke connected Wednesday astatine the National Stakeholders Workshop connected the Electricity Act 2023 astatine the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Shettima was represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia.

He said Nigeria cannot physique a competitory concern system without reliable powerfulness for businesses, households and nationalist institutions.

According to him, the Electricity Act empowers states to make and modulate their ain energy markets.

"The Act empowers States to make and modulate intrastate energy markets wrong the applicable law and statutory framework.

"State governors tin hole energy without the Federal Government. The size, diverseness and endowments of this federation request this decentralisation.

"Electricity proviso indispensable go a shared responsibility, pursued with innovation and accountability crossed the federation. Our States indispensable shed the wont of waiting for the Federal Government to pr...