The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said despite attracting billions of dollars in grants and investments into renewable energy since 2015, access to stable and reliable electricity remained a struggle for many Nigerians.
Abbas stated this at the public hearing on the $2 billion renewable energy grants and investments received between 2015 and 2024, organised by the House Committee on Renewable Energy in Abuja on Tuesday.
Represented by the Minority Whip, The Speaker, Ali Isah (PDP, Gombe), said this trend recently culminated in large portions of Northern Nigeria experiencing prolonged blackouts with little explanation or accountability.
In his opening remarks, the Committee’s Chairman, Afam Victor Ogene, said the investigation was not to witch-hunt any agency or individual but to discourage opaqueness and promote transparency and objectivity in handling government or public resources for our nation’s overall development and sound.
