Senate Opposes Ban On Importation of Generators

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Even as Nigerians contimue to suffer poor electricity supply, the senate has opposed the banning of importation of power-generating sets to address the challenges in the country’s power sector.

Recall that the Federal Government had in 2015 banned the importation of ‘I pass my neighbor’ generator.

A retired Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, senator representing Osun East had suggested a five-year temporary ban on the importation of generators into the country in order to address the electricity challenges.

But Senator Chukwuka Utazi, senator representing Enugu North also moved a motion for an urgent solution to the perennial problems in the power sector.


He asked the Senate to probe power firms in the country.

But when Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, called for a voice vote, the lawmakers voted against Fadahunsi’s prayer.

Gershon Bassey, senator representing Cross River South, said what Nigeria needs to resolve its power problem was to develop its transmission infrastructure.

According to him, Nigeria’s transmission infrastructure currently lacks the capacity to withstand an increase in power generation.

He advised the government to build on existing policy framework inherited from past administrations.

The Senate asked the government to upgrade the transmission infrastructure in the electricity grid for a more efficient delivery of power.

The Senate Committee on Power was given four weeks to submit its report on the matter for consideration.

3 thoughts on “Senate Opposes Ban On Importation of Generators

  1. Instead of putting up effort on banning generators importation, why not redirect the energy to stabilizing the electricity first. Then, indirectly it will bring its importation to the minimal level or into extinction. Let’s be true to ourselves. We can’t by now be thinking that (ban) when the electricity distribution is poor.

  2. Instead of putting up effort on banning generators importation, why not redirect the same energy to stabilizing the electricity first. Then, indirectly it will bring its importation to the minimal level or into extinction. Let’s be true to ourselves. We can’t by now be thinking that (ban) when the electricity distribution is poor.

  3. Senator Francis Fadahunsi APC, Osun had suggested a five-year temporary ban on the importation of generators into the country in order to address the electricity challenges but when the presiding officer called for a voice vote, the lawmakers voted against the prayer.

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