President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a constitutional amendment allowing states to license, generate, transmit, and distribute electricity.
Tolu Ogunlesi, the presidential media spokesperson, revealed this in a tweet on Friday, March 17.
He tweeted, “President #MBuhari has signed 16 constitution amendment bills into law. By this signing, State Houses of Assembly & judiciaries now have constitutionally guaranteed financial independence, while railways have moved from Exclusive Legislative List to the concurrent list.
Another landmark change: By virtue of the presidential assent, Nigerian states can now generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid. (This) wasn’t allowed pre-amendment. This is genuine, realistic restructuring — through the constitution.”
