According to a statement by Media Aide to the minister, Bolaji Tunji, the project aims to end estimated billing in the sector. The government said N12.7 billion has been released for the project. However, stakeholders in the sector had faulted the government's decision to ignore local meter manufacturers for a foreign firm with a relatively unknown record in implementing such a project.
'We cannot afford to hinder the progress of our nation by neglecting our local businesses as represented by the call for inclusive growth and upscaling of the local content in the entire gamut of metering deployment to strategic military formations/barracks nationwide. 'There is a vast pool of engineering graduates waiting to be employed, and it is disheartening to see them overlooked due to lack of support from the Federal Ministry of Power.
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