A ban has been placed by the federal government, on the importation of a very common brand of generators.

The federal government has banned the
importation of a certain size of generator
known as “I pass my neighbour”
According to Vanguard, the federal
government imposed a ban on the generators
popularly known by the masses as “I better
pass my neighbour”.

Customs spokesman, Madugu Sanni Jubrin,
disclosed this on Wednesday, November 18.
Jubrin, who controls the federation
operations unit Zone A in Lagos, said: “The
smaller generators have been banned by the
federal government because it is causing air
pollution and destruction of our lungs and
breathing system.
“That is why they have banned it but people are
still interested in smuggling them in, that is why
we intercepted them. If you go to the market,
you still see them because people have
imported them before the ban. So it is the
leftover they had before the ban that they are
selling because the law did not backdate the
ban and it is not an absolute prohibition. It is
prohibition by trade which means you cannot
bring it in large quantity and sell to the public.
That is the type of prohibition we have on this
but if you buy one piece, Customs will not seize
it”.
Meanwhile, due to the epileptic power supply
in certain parts of the country, a lawmaker
has s aid that the present government have
not contributed funds towards the
development of the power sector