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Peter Obi Decries Constant National Grid Collapse, Says Nigerians Must Elect Capable, Competent Leaders

Peter Obi
November 6, 2024

Obi, who expressed his disappointment on the national grid collapse on Tuesday, noted that while South Africa generates and distributes about 40,000 MW of electricity, while Nigeria struggles to generate and distribute just 10% of that. 

 

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has described the constant national grid collapse as part of clear indication that President Bola Tinubu’s government has failed, and he is incapable of transforming the country.

Obi, who expressed his disappointment on the national grid collapse on Tuesday, noted that while South Africa generates and distributes about 40,000 MW of electricity, while Nigeria struggles to generate and distribute just 10% of that. 

SaharaReporters had reported that Nigerians were thrown into darkness again as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed on Tuesday the collapse of the national grid.

Reacting to the blackout, Obi in a post on X on Wednesday said that the solution to Nigeria’s power and other problems lies not in tribal or religious affiliations but in visionary leadership and a shared commitment to progress.

He said that Nigerians must set aside primordial sentiments and elect leaders who are competent, capable, and have the vision to transform the country by investing the country’s resources in critical areas of development like health and education, and lifting the people out of poverty, and ensuring increased electricity production and distribution.

He said, “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, which was the second-largest economy in Africa behind Nigeria until recently, with a quarter of our population, celebrated seven months of uninterrupted power supply.” 

According to him, “South Africa generates and distributes about 40,000 MW of electricity, while Nigeria struggles to generate and distribute just 10% of that. Yet, despite this stark disparity, Nigerians continue to endure daily power outages.

“And when I ask the question: 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.”

He stressed, “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 meager resources in critical areas of development like health and education, lifting our people out of poverty, and ensuring increased electricity production and distribution.”

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