Section 84 Electricity Act 2023

Section 84 of the Electricity Act 2023 is about Establishment, mersbership and powers of the Governing Council. It is under Part VIII (Establishment of the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission) of the Act.

(1) There is established for the N-HYPPADEC a Governing Council (in this Act referred to as “the Council”), which shall consists of —

(a) a Chairman who shall be appointed on part time basis and shall presided over Council meetings;
(b) one person eack who shall be from the affected communities to represent
(i) Benue,
(i) Gombe
(iii) Kaduna,

(iv) Kebbi,
(v) Kogi,
(vi) Kwara,
(vil) Nasarawa,

(viii) Niger,
(ix) Plateau,
(x) Taraba, and

(xi) any other State affected by tie activities of hydro-electric power generated on rivers Benue, Niger or any inland waterway as may be designated by the National Assembly to be an international waterway or inter-state waterway;

(c) two persons to represent other Non-Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas or States;

(d) one person each to represent Federal Ministries responsible for —
(i) power,
(ii) environment,
(iii) water resources, and
(iv) finance; and

(e) the Managing Director of the N-HYPPADEC,

(2) The Chairman and other members of the Council shall be appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate, except the persons mentioned in subsection (1) (d) whose appointments shall not be subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(3) The office of the Chairman shall rotate among the member States of the NHYPPADEC in the following alphabetical order —
(a) Benue;
(b) Kebbi;

(c) Kogi;
(d) Niger;
(e} Kwara;
(f) Plateau;

(g) Gombe;
(h) Kaduna;
(i) Nasarawa;
(j) Taraba; and
(k) any other State where hydroelectric power is generated.