Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu over his campaign promise on electricity supply following the second collapse of Nigeria’s national grid this month.
In a statement shared on his verified X account on Wednesday, Obi titled his post “No Steady Power in Four Years, No Second Term,” recalling Tinubu’s 2022 pledge to provide stable electricity.
“President Bola Tinubu’s campaign promise in 2022 was clear: ‘If I do not provide steady electricity in my first four years, do not vote for me for a second term,’” Obi stated.
Obi highlighted that despite this commitment, the national grid collapsed twice in January 2026 alone, with last year witnessing approximately twelve failures. He said the recurring outages “sharply contradict the promise and should worry every patriotic Nigerian.”
He also criticized the president’s frequent foreign travels, noting Tinubu was in Turkey while domestic challenges remained unresolved. Obi contrasted Nigeria’s power situation with Turkey’s, pointing out that “Turkey generates and distributes over 120,000 megawatts of electricity, while Nigeria struggles with less than five per cent of that capacity,” describing the gap as “both striking and painful.”
The former Anambra State governor urged the president to prioritize domestic issues over foreign trips, warning Nigerians might soon “hear of trips to Palau or Vanuatu while critical issues remain unattended at home.”
Obi further condemned the focus on the 2027 elections instead of governance, emphasizing the need for accountability. “We should be joining hands to demand accountability and responsible leadership, and to save Nigerians from the indignity and suffering caused by persistent bad governance,” he added.
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