Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, has promised that if he is elected in 2023 that Nigerians will enjoy stable electricity.
He stated this in response to the recent collapse of the national grid, saying that such collapses will become a thing of the past if he becomes president.
Obi wrote in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, “The report of yet another national grid collapse is very disturbing to me, and is a reminder of the long rescue and recovery journey ahead of us. Effective power generation, transmission and distribution remain a national security issue.
“This also places power on the front burner of campaign and policy. Painfully, this latest episode is the 7th national grid collapse in 2022. As part of the Obi-Datti policy plan, we have put together a strategic plan to progressively scale up power generation, and the liberalisation of the transmission infrastructure in the country, to ensure that Nigerians enjoy adequate and stable power supply from 2023 onwards. Power is critical to the development and sustainability of all sectors of the national economy
“For us, power remains a top priority. Under my watch, national grid collapse will become a matter of history and a reference point for erstwhile administrations. -PO.”