Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Mr. Peter Obi, said frequent collapse of national grid in the country contradicts President Bola Tinubu’s promise in 2022 when he was campaigning for the office.
Obi in a statement on X on Wednesday, recalled that Tinubu had told Nigerians, “If I do not provide steady electricity in my first four years, do not vote for me for a second term.”
He noted that national grid has already collapsed twice in January 2026 alone, “and the month is not even over.”
The former Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, stated that Nigeria witnessed grid collapse 12 times in 2025.
“This reality sharply contradicts the promise and should worry every patriotic Nigerian,” he said.
Obi pointed out that the president is on another foreign trip to Turkey, a country, he observed, is about 87 million people – “roughly a third of Nigeria’s population.”
He noted that Turkey generates and distributes over 120,000 megawatts of electricity, while Nigeria struggles with less than five percent of that capacity.
“The contrast is both striking and painful,” he said.
Despite the challenges facing the country, Obi said the president and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), are preoccupied with the next election, rather than how good governance.
He called on Nigerians to demand accountability and responsible leadership from people in authority, “to save Nigerians from the indignity and suffering caused by persistent bad governance.”
Obi appealed to the president to stay at home and confront the nation’s problems, and expressed worry that the president may continue with his overseas trips while critical issues remain unattended at home.
