The African Democratic Congress coalition lamented the epileptic power supply in the country two years after President Bola Tinubu promised to provide an uninterrupted power supply.
Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson for the ADC coalition, in a statement on Sunday, reminded Nigerians of Mr Tinubu’s campaign promise that he would solve the power crisis in four years.
“Nigerians, Today, we just want to take some time to remind President Tinubu that he promised Nigerians uninterrupted electricity within four years,” Mr Abdullahi said, recirculating a video of the president vowing to fix the power crisis while charging Nigerians not to re-elect him if he fails.
Two years into Mr Tinubu’s administration, the ADC spokesperson lamented epileptic power supply despite the Tinubu-led govt’s hike in power tariff, adding, “We are past the halfway mark of this administration, and millions of Nigerians are still charging their phones at mobile charging kiosks, and spending hundreds of thousands to fuel their generators.”
“Mr President promised us 24/7 power. All by himself. Yet today, the facts speak louder than Mr President’s penchant for broken promises: Since Tinubu took office, electricity tariffs have jumped by 240 per cent, but the grid has collapsed 12 times, plunging millions of homes and businesses into repeated darkness,” Mr Abdullahi said.
He added, “Over 90 million Nigerians still lack electricity, while many get just four to six hours a day under Tinubu’s failed Band A–E system. In rural communities, most of Nigeria’s 50 million families remain completely off the grid, with no access to electricity at all.”
Berating the Tinubu-led government for doing nothing to fix the power crisis in the country, Mr Abdullahi said, “Mr President still has not moved the needle. In 26 months, there have been no major power sector reforms, no clear roadmap, and no sense of urgency.”
He added, “Well, Nigerians are listening. And come 2027, we intend to grant your wish.”
Contrary to ADC’s criticisms of power supply, Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, said on Saturday that his family now enjoys a steady power supply.
“In Lekki-Ajah, Lagos, where my family resides, we have had an uninterrupted power supply for over two months. The roar of our generator is now a thing of the past,” Mr Onanuga said in a post on X.
He added, “Also gone is our anxiety about whether our solar power will last through the night. It’s simply incredible. I can hardly believe the seamless power supply, aided by the recent installation of a 63 MVA-132/33 kV mobile substation at the Ajah Transmission Station, is achievable within my lifetime.”
Commending the electricity distribution company and the Tinubu-led government, Mr Onanuga said, “Although EKEDC has upgraded us to Band A, I commend the company and the entire electricity power supply chain for this feat. President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is not a mere slogan. It’s the real deal.”
