Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday beg state governments make dem stop to dey wait for Federal Government to solve local power problems and make dem set up electricity market wey go work under di Electricity Act 2023.

E talk at di opening of di National Stakeholders' Workshop on di Electricity Act 2023 for State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Di workshop, wey get theme "Unlocking the Opportunities of the Electricity Act 2023 for Sustainable Energy Development and Economic Growth in Nigeria," bring federal and state institutions and regulators together.

For speech wey di Deputy Chief of Staff to di President, Ibrahim Hadejia, deliver on him behalf on Wednesday, Shettima talk say Nigeria ambition to build competitive industrial economy go still dey limited unless electricity reforms produce reliable power for businesses, households and public institutions.

E talk say di Act don create opportunity to decentralise electricity governance and let states build power market wey go suit their economy and resources.

"Di Act empower states to develop and regulate intrastate electricity markets within di constitutional and statutory framework wey apply.

"Di size, diversity and endowments of dis nation demand dis decentralisation.
"Electricity supply must become shared responsibility, wey dem go pursue with innovation and accountability across di federation. Our states must drop di habit of waiting for Abuja to provide every answer," e talk.

Di Vice President mention solar potential for Sokoto, Borno and Katsina, gas resources for Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa, and hydroelectric opportunities for Niger and Kebbi, and beg states make dem turn dem into investments wey go power agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare and education.