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Putindbutt:
https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1661804-tinubu-signs-bill-allowing-states-full-charge-electricity/

Good news

VEE2010:
These two bills (electricity and tax) will transform Nigeria in the short term:
1. The state can now compete to increase its internally generated revenue (IGR).
2. Electricity infrastructure will create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
3. This is where states with advantageous infrastructure will be more attractive to businesses, it is now left for the governors to identify and fix their lapses.
4. We can now identify governors who truly care about their states.
5. Those who destroy goods and services in the name of their faith will no longer benefit from the revenue generated from same goods they destroyed.
Nigeria is getting serious day by day!

Are they not sharing the VAT?

What do you mean by Buhari signed a law, Tinubu implimented?

dederocs:
You are contradicting yourself...ask yourself what did the other presidents do to move us towards true federalism...Buhari signed Tinubu implemented. Am not a fan of politicians but I like progressive policies, stop dropping names, you are beginning to sound like a sycophant, let's focus on the topic. Buhari was a disaster.

The state houses of assembly can make laws regarding their state.

Tinubu is a failure pretending to work

teepain:
This doesn't qualify to be described as abdication of responsibility because power generation and distribution had been privatized prior to this. What the current action of the FG does is to allow various state governments more latitude in regulating and administering energy in their various domains.

Governance is absolutely non existing in Ondo state despite all the potential

rayblast:
We don't have a Governor in Ondo state who can do dis job o

Putindbutt:
https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1661804-tinubu-signs-bill-allowing-states-full-charge-electricity/

Where are the obidezz....i guess this one pass them...!

stanluiz:
Tinubu should also sign Bill that grant full controlling of state resources. E.g is oil and gas. The same with Police and infrastructure.

That's regional governance. If he would try it at all, it will be if/when he gets re-elected. The North is waiting for him to make the mistake before the next election, so that they can use it against him.

Ain't you guys seeing what I'm seeing? Pressy Tinubu is gradually restructuring Nigeria.
This awesome. Looking forward to more from BAT Himself. Kudos Baba Presido 🙋

discusant:
Abandonment of responsibility. Nigeria's operating a quasi unitary government system where most of oil earnings go to the central government. What will the federal government be doing with its lion share of oil revenues aa it leaves states to use their paltry allocations to provide electricity infrastructures?

shortsighted biase comment.

codemaniacs:
you're the confused one.

State the part that is confusing you or Go back to that hole you crawled out from!

discusant:
Abandonment of responsibility. Nigeria's operating a quasi unitary government system where most of oil earnings go to the central government. What will the federal government be doing with its lion share of oil revenues aa it leaves states to use their paltry allocations to provide electricity infrastructures?

what are the governors doing with the over 200 percent increase in their allocation?

We have too much burden on FG.

States! No more excuse o.

First to market with quality service would have greater market share o.

States can license individual companies.

dederocs:
Smarter and more visionary than all the detractors and their idols joined together...but he must focus on anti corruption fight too, push the EFCC an FG agency and the attorney general to scrutinize the books of states, most of these governors are there just to loot, and their people don't even hold them accountable.

Make Tulumbu bring back k.pai penalty for loo,ters from N500k upward and jail sentences for lo.oters from N10 to N499,999.99k

Resources control left now to make states super powerful, right now the states are at 80% powerful the remaining 20% is police and resources. LGs should no brainer continue to be under states (like in other Federations).

DMerciful:
You think abdicating responsibility is the way to fix power?

Tinubu said if he cannot fix power in 4yrs, he should not be voted for

centralisation of transmission is one big problem that has partly kept us in darkness, and it is due to keeping that in the hands of FG. As critical and tongue in cheek you want to put this victory, it should begin to translate big success in the next few years.

Generation, distribution and transmission of power are the triad in power systems.

Putindbutt:
https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1661804-tinubu-signs-bill-allowing-states-full-charge-electricity/

Next should be state police

So transmission has been decentralized?

chinchum:
centralisation of transmission is one big problem that has partly kept us in darkness, and it is due to keeping that in the hands of FG. As critical and tongue in cheek you want to put this victory, it should begin to translate big success in the next few years.

Generation, distribution and transmission of power are the triad in power systems.

DMerciful:
So transmission has been decentralized?

That was the first sentence from the OP. Yes to your question

Stop playing!

chinchum:
That was the first sentence from the OP. Yes to your question

DMerciful:
Stop playing!

Seun introduced minimum of 40 characters to avoid weak contribution. what is stop playing? you don't have to comment when you don't have understanding. Resist the urge !

No time to argue with you cos you're clearly uninformed

chinchum:
Seun introduced minimum of 40 characters to avoid weak contribution. what is stop playing? you don't have to comment when you don't have understanding. Resist the urge !

DMerciful:
So transmission has been decentralized?

Your question is disingenuous

With this new development States can develop transmission ecosystems that are parallel to what is in existence or they can totally decouple from existing transmission systems
It will not happen overnight but the option is there legally

There are already tiny examples of decentralization scattered across the country e.g In the Niger Delta the Oil majors have generated their own Power. Dangote is generating his own power at his cement and other industries

At power plants like Kainji and Egbin Within their campus they power their staff quarters and offices directly from power they generate before it goes to the grid and have extended same to host community
Geometric in Aba distributes power off grid and On Grid
Lagos State Metro rail will be powered by off grid electricity

So there is already decentralization and this development affords states a CHOICE . They can decide to develop their electricity totally disconnected from the National grid

That option is open to states and the private sector and we can expect to see that particularly with Solar generation which is progressively cheaper


So on Decentralization

The fundamental difference is Licensing
States do not have to beg the FG to licence

The FG cannot delay of hold things up. It is truly DECENTRALIZED

You do not need to go to Abuja to start a plant in Aba. The governor can sign It is a big deal

You will start to see real competition and we will see those governors that are failing
Lagos will Do well and if the SS know what they are doing I expect economic explosion
I also expect Abia to be fine

This is just pretense at solving a problem. State government do not have the resources or capacity to run a parallel transmission line.The current transmission lines should be privatized as was done for generation and distribution. Government should only regulate!


What the federal government needs to do is to get serious investors to invest in the power sector

aribisala0:
Your question is disingenuous

With this new development States can develop transmission ecosystems that are parallel to what is in existence or they can totally decouple from existing transmission systems
It will not happen overnight but the option is there legally

There are already tiny examples of decentralization scattered across the country e.g In the Niger Delta the Oil majors have generated their own Power. Dangote is generating his own power at his cement and other industries

At power plants like Kainji and Egbin Within their campus they power their staff quarters and offices directly from power they generate before it goes to the grid and have extended same to host community
Geometric in Aba distributes power off grid and On Grid
Lagos State Metro rail will be powered by off grid electricity

So there is already decentralization and this development affords states a CHOICE . They can decide to develop their electricity totally disconnected from the National grid

That option is open to states and the private sector and we can expect to see that particularly with Solar generation which is progressively cheaper


So on Decentralization

The fundamental difference is Licensing
States do not have to beg the FG to licence

The FG cannot delay of hold things up. It is truly DECENTRALIZED

You do not need to go to Abuja to start a plant in Aba. The governor can sign It is a big deal

You will start to see real competition and we will see those governors that are failing
Lagos will Do well and if the SS know what they are doing I expect economic explosion
I also expect Abia to be fine

Elusive001:
Exactly!!!!!

I remember one saying that communities should foem groups to defend themselves.

So which responsibility will Tinubu's FG now take?

Security is community based on a normal day, reason policing should be dissolved downward and away from the central we're currently operating.

God bless our great visionary Obong Victor Attah of Akwaibom State former governor for building ibom power plant for the state...now let there be light...yak mbre atono

DMerciful:
This is just pretense at solving a problem. State government do not have the resources or capacity to run a parallel transmission line.The current transmission lines should be privatized as was done for generation and distribution. Government should only regulate!


What the federal government needs to do is to get serious investors to invest in the power sector

The capacity of the current Transmission lines is less than current generation capacity of about 6000MW or less

For a country like Nigeria we need a lot,lot more than 100000MW Even Lagos State alone would easily absorb that

So it is clear there is a need for exponential rise in capacity in transmission lines. Also a need to look at modern option like UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION

You say current transmission lines should be privatized as if they are in good condition and an attractive investment.

There is still need for transmission capacity dozens of times what is on ground. Who is going to pay for it?

The idea that that should be centralized is unintelligent and unrealistic
No investor will sign up to that. Rather as an investor I would prefer the country broken up and I pick juicy states like Lagos, Rivers , Kano , Abuja. A centralized system would be a backdoor subsidy system. Some states can afford to pay more than others. It is not compulsory to have electricity if you cannot pay for it. And if it is to be subsidized for some states let us be explicit and intentional about it

Technically I doubt that a centralized transmission system would work if we were to rise to a capacity of 50000MW or more which should be our ambition.
In these days of cyber warfare and such like such centralization would be suicidal
Let everybody answer him papa name

We must come to the realization that all states are not equal.
Why must we be yoked together
I thought Igbos always argued Nigeria was holding back the manifestation of the Igbo genius

So let the states compete in attracting investment into their own grids . I trust the Igbos within 2 years they will transform Aba to a place Dubai will be envious of.

Investors will go where they will make money and not put their money in a quota system grid
Lagos will attract investment, Abia will ,Kano will Ekiti and Ebonyi might struggle

Then we shall see those states that need subsidy and those that don't

In all honesty your sweeping declaration that transmission lines should be privatized is not a solution to anything, a mere brain wave or flight of fancy not based on anything logical

Finally maybe you should check where Peter Obi stands on this so that you don't have to do a humiliating about turn if he supports it. The internet does not forget

I always believed you supported true federalism is this not hypocrisy.

By the way this is what the 1959 Independence constitution provided for
Electricity distribution was NOT on the exclusive list until the Igbo coup of January 1966 changed our story for ever

dederocs:
Smarter and more visionary than all the detractors and their idols joined together...but he must focus on anti corruption fight too, push the EFCC an FG agency and the attorney general to scrutinize the books of states, most of these governors are there just to loot, and their people don't even hold them accountable.

I totally agree with you. He seems lenient on crime and criminals.

HEAVEN4444:
I totally agree with you. He seems lenient on crime and criminals.

Too lenient, I expected Tinubu to be tougher on crimes and criminality.

The President should be commended for this wonderful move.