23/10/2024
Nasarawa Assembly gives State Govt nod to generate, distribute electricity, sets to pass bill into law next week Monday.
Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it would give the state government power to generate and distribute electricity in order to end epileptic power supply in the State.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau stated this during deliberation of report of the House Standing Committee on Works and Transport on A Bill for a Law to Repeal and Re- enact the Nasarawa State Electricity Power Agency Law, 2018 and Provide for Electricity Generation, Transmission, System Operation, Distribution and Supply in the State and for Other Matters Connected Therewith, 2024 during the House proceedings today in Lafia.
Speaker Jatau said that the bill when passed would end poor electricity supply in the State.
"As this bill will allow the state government generate and distribute electricity so as to boost power supply in the State" he said.
The Speaker, therefore slated Monday October 28, 2024 for the third reading of the bill.
Earlier, Hon. Sulaiman Yakubu Azara, the Majority Leader of the House moved a motion for the adoption of the committee's report.
Hon. Luka Iliya Zhekaba, the Minority Leader, seconded the motion.
The House unanimously adopted the committee's report.
