Vice President Kashim Shettima tells 36 state governors to stop relying on the Federal Government to solve electricity supply problems. Speaking at a stakeholders workshop on the Electricity Act 2023, he says states can generate and distribute power themselves and build power markets under the law.
Across outlets, the core message is the same: states should act directly using the Electricity Act 2023 rather than waiting for federal intervention. Premium Times adds that Shettima also proposes a national peer review framework to speed up implementation of the Act. The Punch similarly frames the remarks as an instruction to fix state power problems through the provisions of the legislation. Daily Post Nigeria highlights that Shettima tells governors they can act under the Act to manage both generation and distribution.
While the reports agree on Shettima’s call for states to use the 2023 law, they differ in how much they focus on implementation mechanics versus the general directive to reduce federal dependence.
