We’re All Suffering Equally From The Failure Of Electricity In Nigeria – Peter Obi

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi has come out to raise concerns about the ongoing power crisis.

This is coming following another collapse of the national grid, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, he can only compare Nigeria’s struggles with power supply to South Africa’s recent success in achieving seven months of uninterrupted electricity, and while SA generates and distributes about 40,000 MW of electricity, Nigeria struggles to generate and distribute just 10% of that.

He added that the fact remains that we are all suffering equally from this electricity failure across the country.

His words, “Again, yesterday the now regular news came that the National Grid had collapsed once again. Just a few days ago, on the 25th of October, South Africa that was the second-largest economy in Africa behind Nigeria until recently, with a quarter of our population, celebrated seven months of uninterrupted power supply.

South Africa generates and distributes about 40,000 MW of electricity, while Nigeria struggles to generate and distribute just 10% of that.

Is there any tribe in Nigeria that enjoys uninterrupted power supply like South Africa? I am labelled a tribal bigot. When I ask if any religion enjoys special privileges in this crisis, I am called a religious bigot. But I will continue to speak the truth about our situation today.

The fact remains that we are all suffering equally from this failure.

The fact remains that we are all suffering equally from this failure. The solution lies not in tribal or religious affiliations but in visionary leadership and a shared commitment to progress.

We must set aside these primordial sentiments and elect leaders who are competent, capable, and have the vision to transform our nation from a consumer-driven economy to a productive one by investing our meagre resources in critical areas of development like health and education, lifting our people out of poverty, and ensuring increased electricity production and distribution.”