The senator representing Niger South, Bima Enagi, has introduced a bill that seeks to ban the importation of generators in Nigeria.

The bill, titled “a bill for an Act to prohibit/ban the importation of generating sets to curb the menace of environmental (air) pollution and to facilitate the development of the power sector,” was one of the six bills read for the first time on Wednesday.

The bill prescribes, at least, ten years imprisonment for any person who knowingly sells generator sets.

Other details of the bill obtained by PREMIUM TIMES shows that the ban shall not include generator sets used for essential services which include:

* Medical purposes (hospitals and nursing homes and healthcare facilities).

* Airports.

* Railway stations/services.

* Elevators (lifts).

* Escalators.

* Research Institutions, and

* Facilities that require 24 hours electric power supply.

“Approval for exclusion shall, however, be obtained from the Minister in charge of Power, who shall brief the Federal Executive Council quarterly on approvals granted.”

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The bill further directs “all persons to stop the use of electricity generating sets which run on diesel/petroI/kerosene of all capacities with immediate effect, in the country.”

“This bill seeks to ban the importation and use of generating sets (generators) in the country and to curb the menace of environmental pollution which leads to potential health hazards it poses to the whole nation,” part of the document read.

The lawmakers are expected to debate the details of the bill on another legislative day.

The introduction of the bill comes four months after the Senate rejected a resolution to temporarily ban the importation of generators.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/381308-just-in-nigerian-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-importation-of-generators.html

This man dey craze Sha,u want to ban generator,where is your govt doing with electricity?

long overdue

Make solar affordable

FATHER, Bless Me this Senator!
This will be Wonderful if it passes ..

But I doubt it! The Wickedness in Nigeria leadership is too much...

I hope they SUPRISE me and Pass this Bill!



Modified: Its Clear that A whole lot of Nigerians have been made not to know the source of their Problems..

Make una continue oooo

Generators Cabal (Mikano et al)go just kill this man for nothing

No power supply, u still want to ban generators, see his beard!

Atiku won't like this News.......If u know u know

Foolish Bill's from the north. Is anybody still importing sagem, trium,alcatel phones in Nigeria? It's about demand and supply. If there is steady electricity, it will ban itself.

Worst Senate in the history of Nigeria

If not for Generator, I would have been a dead man this heat period.
Fix the power first, the importers will automatically stop importing generators cos of low patronage. Simple thing.

can the bill hold ground? if it can, it will be a good development so far something is done about our light too

Very mumu Bill.

When important Bills like PIB was killed in same NASS.

You have refused to repeal and amend power Act so independent people can generate power.

Majority of Nigerians are scammed by DISCOS in the name of estimated Billing and your problem is Gen.

Olodo.

Well, na wetin many DISCOS offices and police stations dey use.. Am not bothered.

The IQ of the north is too low even for African standards.
A country whose economy is generator powered wants to ban generator.

These same northern senators are the clowns sponsoring ludicrous bills like social media bill, immunity for lawmakers bill and other nonsense bills.

Abeg,these people too dull. They cannot develop this country in a thousand years.

Such almajiri like thinking cannot work in this fast paced 21st century.

Oloki:
can the bill hold ground? if it can, it will be a good development so far something is done about our light too

Generators is not the reason why you have poor power.

If you allow these Mad Men to ban generator, you have succeeded in not only decimating your economy, but have also reduce Your Own standard of living significantly.

And I can bet that you can't stop this same senator from using generator.

the Twatt does not realise that Nigeria is powered by generators

It just shows that some of these so called Senators are just in the Senate to waste the tax payers money.


You do not need any bill to ban importation of generators. All you need is steady provision of electricity 24 hours in 24 months and no body will waste his/her money to buy any generator. If there is no demand, there will be no supply. Simple.

Na waiten we go come use

joke right?

I hope the senators will comply and discard all the Mikano generators in their houses.

He's a bastard

Mad people, look at the idiots u all voted into power. When we tell u is not about party, some of u won't listen

awon ode

No problem only if he can provide a reasonable alternative

Nonsense, when we don't have steady power supply.

To ban generators How can we ban generators when even our president depends on generators for regular power supply


If this bill can be passed into law it will be of great help to the power sector. But I am sure that even the president will oppose this bill.

Wonderful bill...


Let's go there

The kind of Bill this law makers proposes sometimes... Give steady electricity power supply and watch generator business die naturally.

k

Between The Nigerian senators and the Corona virus, I don't know which has destroyed Humanity more

I personally think it's time to pass a Bill locking all our senators in a cage. How about that?