NEMSA Renews Commitment To Enforcing Technical Standards

The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing technical standards and regulations to ensure safe and reliable electricity supply. In a statement on September 30, 2024,

This is as managing director/chief executive officer of the NEMSA and chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, CEIF, Engr. Aliyu Tukur Tahir congratulated Nigerians on the 64th Independence Anniversary while urging unity and adherence to core values such as justice and fairness.

He emphasised NEMSA’s role in preventing electrical accidents and ensuring quality in electrical installations. The agency remains dedicated to its mandate of technical inspection, testing, and certification to enhance safety in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry

Tahir urged Nigerians to make the country a safe and better place by imbibing the values and principles which our forefathers left behind.

These values he said were; patience, sacrifice, piety, faith in God, justice and fairness, support for one another, and persistent reliance on the Creator in all areas of their  daily lives.

“It has been 64 years since our nation got her independence. The grace that has sustained us as a nation has proven without doubt, the love God has for us. The fact that we have survived and lived with the concept of “Unity in diversity” with diverse language, culture and religion,  is proof that we have truly grown as a nation and a people.

“Indeed, there are some setbacks; however, one cannot deny the fact that even the most powerful nations have these setbacks.

“It is therefore important that we make a collective effort in rebuilding our dear nation by striving to make our country a better and safer place by following the values and principles taught by our fathers”, he said.

The CEIF further urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace, stability and prosperity in the country stressing the importance of unity in overcoming the current challenges in the nation.

While acknowledging the unflinching support to the Nigerian Electricity Management Services by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,and the minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, the NEMSA helmsman  assured Nigerians of the Agency’s determination to discharge its mandate which includes; the enforcement of Technical Standards and Regulations, Technical Inspection, Testing and Certification of all categories of electrical installations, electricity meters and instruments to ensure an efficient production and delivery of safe, reliable and sustainable electricity power supply and guarantee safety of lives and property in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and allied industries in the country.