As follow up to some issues raised on a Bill seeking to alter the Electric Power Sector Reform Act of 2005, the House of Representatives Committee on Power, last week at the prompting of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, held a public hearing, during which more controversial issues emanated. JOSHUA EGBODO writes
The Hon. Alyiu Magaji-led Power Committee of the House of Representatives had way back on the 14th December, 2021 conducted a public hearing on a Bill for an Act to alter the Nigeria Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, with report of the committee already before the House for consideration and passage. The bill was intended to amend Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, to provide the legal and institutional framework for the implementation and coordination of Rural Electrification Projects, establish the National Power Training Institute and Regulatory provisions to strengthen the sector for efficient services delivery and for related matters.
