FG to spend N8billion for orientation on electricity bill payment

The Federal Government has proposed a budget of N8 billion to be used in orientating Nigerians on prompt payment of electricity bills in 2025.

This proposal was submitted by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, before the National Assembly joint committee on power.

Adelabu, while defending the budget, stated that the advocacy would be done through social, digital and print mediums in order to reach all Nigerians.

According to him, it is necessary to go through all loopholes, social media, digital media, and the print media, to actually orientate and do this advocacy, considering the population of the country.

He explained that many Nigerians need orientation to realise that the power sector is a national asset that needs protection.

In his words, “We are a people of over 200 million strength. So we need to go through all the loopholes, through social media, through digital media, through the print media, to actually orientate and do this advocacy. So we have N8 billion.

“In terms of advocacy, we believe that our people need to be re-educated. They need to be re-orientated to know that the power assets are national assets, and we should all jointly own it.

“Our people need to know that they must pay their bills regularly. All these need to be passed across. We believe that the power sector needs to do a lot of advocacy, re-orientation and re-education of our people.”