By Musa Tanko Muhammad
Kano State Government has inaugurated a committee of experts to guide government on how to derive benefits from the National Electricity Act 2023
Inaugurating the committee in his office, the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi assured that because both human and natural resources would be mobilized toward realising the objectives.
He stated that it is high time people bid farewell to redundancy and over dependence on government for livelihood, adding that this is achievable only if government ensures constant energy supply for both domestic and industrial consumption leading to more prosperity in the society which is the core objective of the present administration.
According to the SSG, the present administration is determined to create more wealth and happiness in Kano State and this is achievable considering our natural and human resources.
Dr. Bichi expressed dismay that most industries in the state have closed due to epileptic power supply making us importers instead of producers.
He pointed out that this is why the state government constituted the committee comprising experts in the energy sector to offer recommendations on how to achieve a turn-around in the power sector in the state.
The committee is tasked with the responsibility of facilitating the participation of the state in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and adopting energy policies for available infrastructure in order to address their unique challenges. The committee should also guide government on how best to tap the available benefits from the enacted 2023 National Electricity Act, among others.
The committee is chaired by the Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr. Marwan Ahmad Aminu while Engr. AbdulJabbar Muhammad Nanono, Senior Special Assistant, Energy and Power, Kano State is the secretary.
In his acceptance speech, the chairman of the committee, Engr. Marwan Ahmad Aminu expressed appreciation to Governor Abba Kabir Yusif for the confidence reposed in them.
He assured that the committee members would do their best in carrying out the assignment.
