- The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has signed into law the constitutional amendment.
- This will allow states in the country to licence, generate, transmit, and distribute electricity.
On Friday, The presidential media spokesperson, Tolu Ogunlesi, made this known in a tweet.
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. Wasn’t allowed pre-amendment. This is genuine, realistic Restructuring — through the Constitution.”