| Media reports regarding the deliberations of the National Economic Council on the issue of the ownership of electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) at its meeting on Thursday have been described as misleading by the Nigerian Government. In a press statement released on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, the Presidency debunked such reports, some of which bore the headline: “FG May Take Over DisCos,” saying the only issue discussed at the meeting was about the quantum of State governments’ “interests, if any, ” in the 40% shares retained by the Nigerian Government in each of the DisCos at the point of privatization In the terse statement, titled:WHAT NEC DISCUSSED REGARDING DISCOS, the government said: We have read some misleading media reports regarding the deliberations of the National Economic Council on the issue of the ownership of electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, at its meeting yesterday. Some of the erroneous reports was a headline that said: “FG May Take Over DisCos.” For the purposes of clarity and accurate records, the ONLY issue which came up for discussions at NEC yesterday was about the quantum of State governments’ interests, if any, in the 40% shares retained by the Nigerian Government in each of the DisCos at the point of privatization. A Committee was then constituted to review historical records and advise the Council accordingly. Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President 22nd November 2019 |
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