Chale, you no go believe wetin dey happen for Aso Rock. Federal Government don drop N7 billion for solarisation of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to tackle our wahala wey power supply dey cause. Dis level na for 2026 Appropriation Bill wey dem carry go National Assembly last December.
Dem talk say di money go set Aso Rock up with solar mini-grid. Last year, dem fit budget N10 billion for di same project, but everybody dey wonder wetin happen as power supply don dey vex people for Naija.
As e be, di whole solarisation matter show say di government dey shake body enter alternative power wahala as national grid don dey collapse like say na when person break di phone screen. E go help dem reduce di money wey dem dey spend on diesel generators wey no be small.
E don reach wey dem don dey carry mouth talk say Aso Rock dey spend around N47 billion yearly for electricity bill. But Director-General of di Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, no kuku gree make dem dey pay like that. Him talk say e no dey sustainable for government to dey use dat kind huge money.
According to am, di solar power go provide clean and uninterrupted energy while e go help ease di pressure wey dey on di national grid. Dem also put N311 million for electricity charges wey dey common for di State House budget.
Last year, dem spend about N483.34 million on electricity bills, weh fit make heart dey ache for anybody wey sabi figures. E show say dem don dey use more power as dem increase spending from N344.82 million in 2023.
No be joke, dem allocate N1.99 billion for generator wahala, plus N22.23 million for cooking gas and N156.66 million for motor vehicle fuel. Na wah o!
As e dey be, Managing Director of di Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, talk say Naija dey carry di title of di highest number of people wey dey without light for di whole world. Over 82 million Nigerians dey inside darkness, and di government dey try find way to power dem up with light.
For di Appropriation Bill, over N1.1 trillion dey allocated for power sector, and dat one strong pass di N900 billion wey dem budget for 2025. Di Ministry of Power no dey play, dem get N1.1 trillion wey dem gree use to power di country.
But as dem dey shine their eyes, some stakeholders dey complain say dem no put enough provisions for electricity tariffs or subsidy payments wey dey cost about N200 billion every month. Chief Joy Ogaji for di power generation company don talk say di wahala go push di burden to generation companies and gas suppliers, wey dey collect just 34 percent for market payments. Dis one fit cause more wahala no be small.
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