The Nigeria Senate has noted that the power sector in Nigeria was in dire need of emergency response. Nigerians would not have steady power supply because the distribution companies were bankrupt and could not, therefore, procure meters. Consequently, the upper chamber asked that the privatisation of the sector be revisited without delay
A very gloomy picture was painted by senators who came to the conclusion that there was no hope of Nigeria coming out of its present power crisis.
The Senate’s position came, following a debate and discussions on a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West), entitled “DISCOs, electricity consumers and the burden of over-billing.”
Melaye, in his motion, said the burden of over-billing shouldered by electricity consumers in the country, even in the face of epileptic power supply by Distribution Companies, DISCOs, was totally unacceptable.
