Confusion about the signing of the Electricity Act & the Amendment to the constitution signed earlier.
Some have wondered what the difference is between the signing of the constitution amendment by HE, former President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on Friday, March 17, 2023 & the signing of the Electricity Act 2003 by HE, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) on Friday, 9th June, 2023.
Complementary actions by PMB & PBAT
To change a constitution backed by an Act, the amendment to the constitution must be signed into law and the existing Act has to be repealed!
PMB signed the constitution that was amended into law, & PBAT completed the process by signing the repeal of the erstwhile power sector reform Act!
Read about it below👇
The Electricity Act Just Signed into Law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
What do you think about the excerpt below:
“As someone who has keenly followed the power sector in Nigeria for over forty years, what stands out the most about this step is that the 1979 constitution allowed States to make laws, generate, transmit and distribute electricity within the state but somehow, this right, removed in the 1999 constitution, is now being brought back in 2023, 44 years later.“
Let me have your comments in the comments section of this blog.
Thanks
Idowu Oyebanjo, PhD
2 comments
The first question that comes toy is “why was is removed in the first instance?” also ” why did it take 44 Years to realize we have to put it back?”….and so much more.
Thank you Dr. for your emphasis on this part of your article…this is an eye opener.
Great insight from you there. Thanks