Governor Babatunde Fashola
State threatens legal action on National Theatre Dagogo-Jack accuses Labour of crisis in PHCN
State threatens legal action on National Theatre Dagogo-Jack accuses Labour of crisis in PHCN
Gboyega Akinsanmi
Lagos State Government has disclosed that the federal government has declined its offer to acquire power distribution companies namely Eko and Ikeja Power Distribution Companies situated in the state.
Lagos State Government has disclosed that the federal government has declined its offer to acquire power distribution companies namely Eko and Ikeja Power Distribution Companies situated in the state.
The state government also rejected the plans of the federal government to sell the National Theatre without offering it the right of first refusal in line with the extant legal provision.
The state government noted that if the federal government decides to sell the edifice, it would challenge the action in court.
The state government noted that if the federal government decides to sell the edifice, it would challenge the action in court.
The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeola Ipaye, expressed the state’s disproval of the federal government’s decision on the power stations in an exclusive chat with THISDAY.
On the power distribution stations, the attorney-general explained that the state government had expressed interest out of anxiety and concern “to solve what we think was an eminently solvable problem.”
He added that lack of electricity “damages the Lagos economy more than any other state in Nigeria. However, we were not allowed to do so. Private companies were preferred. We are doing what we can by way of isolated power plants.”
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