The 2013 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Wednesday condemned the incessant collapse of the national power grid.
The former governor of Anambra State in a post on X said all Nigerians are suffering equally over the inability of people in authority to tackle the challenges experienced across the nation.
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 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,” Obi noted.
Citing the ability of countries like South Africa to generate more electricity than Nigeria, Obi said it is unfortunate that Nigeria is struggling with power generation.
He said, “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.”
Obi further called on every Nigerian to ensure that they put tribalism and every religious differences aside and focus on making Nigeria a better place.
Obi said, “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.
“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,” he added.
(Politics Nigeria)
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