Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has described Nigeria’s electricity generation of about 5,000 megawatts as grossly inadequate, saying it has continued to undermine productivity and expose deep leadership failures.In a post on X on Saturday, Obi described the latest grid collapse, which occurred on Friday, as a “national shame”.“In January 2025, we witnessed the first grid collapse of that year, which was followed by several other collapses. Now in January 2026, the national shame has commenced with yesterday’s collapse,” Obi wrote.
He lamented that Nigeria had, for three consecutive years between 2023 and 2025, ranked among countries with the least access to electricity globally, leaving nearly 100 million citizens without power.
Drawing comparisons with other African countries, Obi said Nigeria’s electricity generation remained disproportionately low despite its population size.
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