Nigeria Consumer Protection Network (NCPN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the power sector.
The President of NCPN, Kunle Kola Olubiyo made the call in a statement obtained by Vital News on Tuesday.
He also called on Tinubu to review the power privatisation exercise carried out in 2013 by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
‘ By the same token
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR should as a matter of urgent
National interest/Public Importance Review the Power Sector Privatisation Exercise For the evidently pronounced failure.
‘You recalled that Power Sector was Privatised in the year 2013
with embedded design for mid term Review in 2018 and Review of the 10 years Moratorium in 2013.
“Due Regulatory Captured and Weakness of Regulatory Ecosystem System, there were several shifting of the Goal Post ,
Regulatory Summersaults amd Regulatory Subterfuge.
“The present State of overwhelming
wide spread Darkness being experienced in about 11 Northern State is nothing but a GLOBAL EMBARRASSMENT.
“The deserves a firm and proactive PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVES / PRESIDENTIAL FIAT (EXECUTIVE ORDER).
“These are the expectations of Nigerians moving forward,” he said. (vitalnewsngr.com)
