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Gbajabiamila, Minister Meet Over Power Supply Challenge

Emmanuel Onminyi by Emmanuel Onminyi
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has met with the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, and officials of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, following the renewed clamour for improved power supply as a result of the stay-at-home order by the federal government.

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The meeting, Wednesday, sought to address some of the issues regarding electricity, following a viral video by Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh.

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Ameh, in the video, lamented over the poor electricity supply to Nigerians during the ongoing lockdown in major parts of the country.

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In his opening remark, Gbajabiamila expressed disappointment over the barrage of calls and messages from many Nigerians through his social media account, reacting to the protest video and calling for prompt action.

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He said: “It has become imperative that I urgently call for this meeting to find a solution to the poor supply of electricity during this lockdown period. If we ask people to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, at least we have to make their homes comfortable for them to stay.

“The complaints have just been too much in the last 24 hours. There are people also in the hospital now without electricity; we need to brainstorm over an urgent solution.”

The Minister of Power, Mamman, on his part, highlighted the challenges encountered by power generating companies, GenCos, and the possible intervention of the leadership of the House of Representatives.

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“We are aware of the challenges faced by Nigerians, so we have started talking to GENCOs because they have been complaining that Discos are not paying and only about 20% of their dues are remitted.

“So, the Gencos are facing technical and revenue shortfall. Consequently, they can’t as well meet their financial obligations to gas companies. The Discos also pay less of their generated revenue to GENCOs, because they complain about power theft by consumers, high technical costs, etc.

“The sum of N130 billion is what the government gives GENCOs to augment the shortfall of payments not fulfilled by Discos. We still have about N1.2 trillion payment shortfall in all. I have been begging the gas suppliers to please, in the interest of Nigerians, release gas to the GENCOs. The shortfalls are accruals from the problem of estimated billing, non-payment of bills by estimated customers, etc.

“What the NASS can do is to plead with CBN to help with funds to enable the Federal Government to augment the revenue shortfall to enable government pay gas companies and thereafter bring all the critical stakeholders to a table.”

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