…Says Nigerians suffer equally despite tribe, religion
Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has decried the frequent national grid collapse in the country, noting that Nigerians suffer equally from this failure despite tribe and religion.
Obi on his X on Wednesday, said: “Again, yesterday the now regular news came that the National Grid had collapsed once again.
“Just a few days ago, on October 25, 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 percent 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?
READ ALSO: Oborevwori mourns Army Chief, Gen. Lagbaja
“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.
“A new Nigeria is possible,” he added.
