Vice President, Kashim Shettima has said the decentralisation of Nigeria’s electricity is the solution to the country’s incessant grid collapses and blackouts.
Shettima disclosed this at the recently concluded 145th National Executive Council in Abuja.
He decried the recent blackout in Northern Nigeria caused by vandals.
According to him, incidents of vandalization call for the need to expand the country’s energy infrastructure.
He stressed that the federal government will not relent in encouraging sub-nationals to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity.
The VP added that joint efforts by federal and state governments can make power supply instability a relic of the past.
“A robust economy is the backbone of every nation. The recent blackouts caused by the actions of vandals remind us of our urgent need to expand our energy infrastructure. I believe the governors here would agree that the decentralisation of electricity is our path forward.
“We will continue to promote the constitutional framework that empowers constituent states within the Nigerian federation to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid. Together, we can make instability a relic of the past,” he stated.
This comes as the Transmission Company of Nigeria on Wednesday commenced restoration of power supply to parts of Northern Nigeria states after over two weeks of blackout.
In 2024 alone, Nigeria’s national grid had collapsed at least eight times, which plunged the country into darkness.