Lagos State has the resources, manpower and ability to generate and distribute 24/7
electricity to Lagosians and even neigboring states. The only obstacle militating against this possibility is the federal government and the 1999 Constitition which forbids states from distributing electricity to its people!
electricity to Lagosians and even neigboring states. The only obstacle militating against this possibility is the federal government and the 1999 Constitition which forbids states from distributing electricity to its people!
The whole of Niger Delta states and some Eastern states have abundant gas reserve and resources to build gas driven power plants in their region and give their region 24/7 power supply. The only obstacle militating against this possibility is the Federal Government and its 1999
Constitution. The 1999 Constitution declares the Niger Delta gas as federal property and forbids the Niger Delta states from using this gas to generate anddistribute electricity to the Niger Delta without first connecting it to the national grid.
Constitution. The 1999 Constitution declares the Niger Delta gas as federal property and forbids the Niger Delta states from using this gas to generate anddistribute electricity to the Niger Delta without first connecting it to the national grid.
Niger State is a host to three dams with a combined capacity of 1,900MW, yet thstate is in darkness. The State has begged the federal government to give it just 13% derivation from the elctricity generated from the dams, the FG has said no and has denied them a fair share of the electricity generated in their own backyard. What kind of evil system is that?
Zamfara State has abundant wind to generate electricity for some parts of the state but according to the 1999 Constitution, no state has the power to exclusively distribute electricity it generates without connecting it to the national grid. Sokoto, Kano, Borno, Kogi, Enugu and all
other states in Nigeria have their natural comparative advantage to generate and distribute electricity to their people but the federal law has remained their obstacle.
The reason why Nigeria does not have electricity is not because the states are not capable but because the federal law is obstructing them from doing so in a competitive manner.
other states in Nigeria have their natural comparative advantage to generate and distribute electricity to their people but the federal law has remained their obstacle.
The reason why Nigeria does not have electricity is not because the states are not capable but because the federal law is obstructing them from doing so in a competitive manner.
During Goodluck Jonathan’s federal government, Fashola of Lagos and Amaechi of Rivers wrestled with the FG and demanded that they be allowed to distribute electricity to their people. The
federal government refused, citing the law and some existing concessions. Today Amaechi and Fashola are at the federal level and they have all gone dumb with the struggle. At a point in Lagos, Lagos had excess electricity it generated for its public infrastructure and was begging the FG to allow it distribute to private residences. The 1999 Constitution said NO.
federal government refused, citing the law and some existing concessions. Today Amaechi and Fashola are at the federal level and they have all gone dumb with the struggle. At a point in Lagos, Lagos had excess electricity it generated for its public infrastructure and was begging the FG to allow it distribute to private residences. The 1999 Constitution said NO.
You will be alarmed at how much the has invested in power generation and
distribution and what the result is. The concept of a national grid is an outdated model. We must allow every state generate and distribute its own electricity.
We must even allow small and big cities and towns generate and distribute electricity. Competition is what drives national development.
We must even allow small and big cities and towns generate and distribute electricity. Competition is what drives national development.
The 1999 Constitution is our number enemy in Nigeria. Nigerians must rise up to discard it by unbundling the federal government and giving back their states as much political and economic powers that they deserve. In a federal system of government, every tier of government is autonomous and has no federal obstacle to its development. Nigeria is not a federal republic but a
retrogressive, evil, skewed, military unitary republic that is responsible for its own
underdevelopment.
retrogressive, evil, skewed, military unitary republic that is responsible for its own
underdevelopment.
If militants blow up a gas pipeline in Bayelsa, electricity goes off in Abuja and
Adamawa. What kind of system is that? Why can’t we have a system that allows every
regional crisis remain as a regional crisis without it affecting us directly in another
region at the national level?
Adamawa. What kind of system is that? Why can’t we have a system that allows every
regional crisis remain as a regional crisis without it affecting us directly in another
region at the national level?
Nigerian system of government under-develops the South and incapacitates the North. People from both North and South must rise up to demand for a restructured Nigeria.
The federal government MUST give up its
exclusive right on electricity generation and
distribution if we must have electricity in
Nigeria. Anything short of that is a waste of
time and resources.
exclusive right on electricity generation and
distribution if we must have electricity in
Nigeria. Anything short of that is a waste of
time and resources.
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