The National Economic Council (NEC), yesterday, rose from its monthly meeting at the State House, Abuja, with a resolution to reinforce implementation of the National Electrification Strategy in a bid to end the constant collapse of the nation’s power grid.
This was as Vice-President Kashim Shettima told members of the Council that access to energy was a fundamental right and not a privilege because electricity was the oxygen of economic growth.
Accordingly, the Council has constituted a 13-man committee on National Electrification to help address the challenges in the power sector.
The formation of the committee was among the decisions taken by NEC at the end of its 146th meeting chaired by Shettima at the Council Chambers.
The committee headed by Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, is to work towards deepening states’ engagements within the Electricity Reform Act 2023 and the National Electrification Strategy and Implementation Plan.
Following a presentation by the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), NEC observed that Nigeria needed a reformed and diversified electricity system, noting that by empowering states, accessibility and affordability of electricity could be enabled, ensuring that all regions effectively meet their specific energy needs.
