By Yange Ikyaa
The Federal Government of Nigeria has amended its constitution, granting the country’s 36 States the powers to independently generate and transmit electricity.
Valuechain learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari had signed into law the constitutional amendment to allow states in the country to license, generate, transmit, and distribute electricity, according presidential media spokesperson, Tolu Ogunlesi, who made this known in a tweet, while commenting on the new energy law.
According to the tweet, “President #MBuhari has signed 16 constitution amendment bills into law. By this signing, state houses of assembly and judiciaries now have constitutionally guaranteed financial independence, while railways have moved from exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list.
“Another landmark change: By virtue of the presidential assent, Nigerian states can NOW generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid. Wasn’t allowed pre-amendment. This is genuine, realistic restructuring- through the Constitution.”