STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
“PRESIDENT” TINUBU ASSENTS TO ELECTRICITY ACT (AMENDMENT) BILL
Bola Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, into law.
The bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on July 27, 2023, and the Senate on November 14, 2023, was sponsored by Honourable Babajimi Benson, who represents Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos State.
The Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, seeks to address the development and environmental concerns of host communities, and sets aside five percent of the actual annual operating expenditures of power generating companies (GENCOs) from the preceding year for the development of their respective host communities.
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The Bill further provides that the funds set aside for the development of host communities will be received, managed, and administered for infrastructure development in the host communities by a reputable Trustee/Manager to be jointly appointed by the respective GENCO and their host community.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
February 9, 2024
One may rush to read this thinking that something new or interesting would be contained in the said bill…… Unfortunately, the bill is simply empty..
All Nigerians need now is how many Mega watts that would be added to the National grid… Stable electricity and not all these “shalaye”.
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