Nigerians Now Enjoying 24-Hour Power Supply Under Buhari – Fashola

Nigerians Now Enjoying 24-Hour Power Supply Under Buhari – Fashola

Minister of Power, Housing and Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has
described the situation of power supply in the country as an improvement
to what the present administration met on ground.

Fashola
expressed this view while speaking on Sunrise Daily on Channels TV on
Wednesday. Fashola asserted that in some parts of the country like Kebbi
and Yobe, the power supply is constant.

Fashola, however,
revealed that the power distribution companies in those areas reported
their consumers as saying that they do not need 24/7 power supply due to
the high billing.

Fashola assured Nigerians that the current
situation of power supply in the country would improve significantly
before President Buhari leaves office in 2023. Although, he pointed out
that Nigeria has a long way to go before it achieves a constant power
supply.

Also, he revealed that the Federal Government is already
issuing licenses to companies to produce, and supply meters to
electricity consumers in the country.

Also speaking on the ongoing
dispute between the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
and Distribution Companies (DISCOS) on whose responsibility it is to
provide meters, Fashola pointed out that the sparring bodies know what
to do.