National Grid Collapses: Obi Urges FG To Set Up Task Force To Address Recurring Incidences

Following the repeated cases of the collapse of the National Grid, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has urged the federal government to constitute a technical task force of professionals to address the menace.

Obi spoke in a statement signed by Yunusa Tanko, his spokesperson, on Wednesday in Onitsha, Anambra.

It would be recalled that on April 15, the national electricity grid experienced another system collapse, leading to a nationwide blackout making it the third time such would occur in 2024.

Reacting to this, Obi suggested the federal government immediately constitute a technical task force of real professionals without political consideration to present a diagnosis of the crisis of the sector.

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“They will get to work to correct such simple slippage like incessant fire outbreaks that lead to perennial system collapse, drastically improve coordination and coherence between Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and distribution companies (DisCos),” Obi said.

“There will be no load rejection, and breath down on all operators to deliver on their technical responsibilities.

“This will rapidly improve power availability in the short term while the government develops clarity to articulate an integrated national electricity policy and a practical implementation roadmap that harmonises national and sub-national electricity reform.”