The Benue State Government says it is working on enacting an electricity law to regulate the state energy sector.
The Commissioner for Transport, Renewable Energy, and Power, Mr Omale Omale, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Makurdi.
Omale said that a draft of the bill was at the Ministry of Justice for vetting and onward presentation to the state executive council.
The commissioner stated that the bill would be sent to the House of Assembly as an executive bill as soon as the executive council approved it.
“The law will address the energy needs in unserved and underserved communities in the state.
“There are some communities that don’t have electricity infrastructure networks, which represent the unserved group, while there are others with the infrastructure but don’t get regular electricity.
“As a ministry, we know the energy needs of all Benue people, and we are working on it,”…