Labour Party leader Peter Obi has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for its handling of the power sector, accusing the federal government of abandoning the national grid after failing to fulfill campaign promises of stable electricity.
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised a fresh alarm over the deteriorating state of the national grid under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a detailed statement shared via his X handle on Monday, Obi reminded the President of his campaign pledge to deliver steady electricity within four years or face rejection by the electorate. The former Anambra State governor argued that 32 months into the current administration, the power sector remains in shambles, leaving businesses and households in perpetual darkness despite high expectations set during the election cycle.
Obi expressed deep concern over the federal government’s recent signals regarding a shift toward solar energy for the Presidential Villa, describing it as a tactical abandonment of the national power infrastructure. He questioned the transparency of the government’s communication regarding the grid’s frequent collapses and the massive budgetary allocations for alternative energy at the seat of power. “Thirty-two months after being incharge and instead of living by his powerful words, he now dumps National Grid that has been performing abysmally under his watch,” he wrote, adding that the shift felt like gross neglect of the challenges facing ordinary Nigerians.
The LP leader further criticized the “humongous” amounts budgeted for solar upgrades at Aso Rock in the 2025 and 2026 fiscal cycles while the rest of the nation grapples with an unreliable grid. He emphasized that the President’s own words should be the benchmark for his performance, noting: “Those were the powerful words then that inspired hope among Nigerians who longed for light in their homes, stability for their businesses, and growth for their nation. Yet, while Nigerians are still grappling with that unfulfilled, categorical electoral promise – and without clear communication on the obstacles, if any.” Obi warned that disconnecting the Villa from the grid to rely on solar sends a discouraging message to a nation still waiting for a systemic solution to its energy crisis.
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