The senator representing Niger South, Bima Enagi, has introduced a bill that seeks to ban the importation of generators in Nigeria.
The bill, titled “a bill for an Act to prohibit/ban the importation of generating sets to curb the menace of environmental (air) pollution and to facilitate the development of the power sector,” was one of the six bills read for the first time on Wednesday.
The bill prescribes, at least, ten years imprisonment for any person who knowingly sells generator sets.
Other details of the bill obtained by PREMIUM TIMES shows that the ban shall not include generator sets used for essential services which include:
* Medical purposes (hospitals and nursing homes and healthcare facilities).
* Airports.
* Railway stations/services.
* Elevators (lifts).
* Escalators.
* Research Institutions, and
* Facilities that require 24 hours electric power supply.
“Approval for exclusion shall, however, be obtained from the Minister in charge of Power, who shall brief the Federal Executive Council quarterly on approvals granted.”