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Consumer groups call on the FG to fix sector issues
- Poor electricity impacts negatively on businesses
- Ask NERC to sit up
President, Nigeria Consumer Protection Network (NCPN), Kunle Olubiyo, has asked the Federal Government to urgently fix that issues in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). In addition, Mr Olubiyo has asked the Federal Government to revisit the privatisation process and correct the failures of the process. ”There is no better time than now to review the privatisation programme. It was hurriedly packaged in 2013”, he said.
He urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to sit up to its responsibilities as a regulator in the sector. According to Mr Olubiyo, the Federal Government should call on stakeholders to discuss the pressing issues. ”There is no better time than now for the government to bring all the stakeholders together to know whether the limitation is as a result of aged equipment or deliberate load rejection. The regulator needs to sit up”, he said.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), National Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, has also lamented the problems in the sector. He said epileptic supply had impacted negatively on small businesses, with the cost of supply increasing daily.