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Peter Obi Urges the Government to Take Action on Nigeria’s Power Grid Failures
Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate, took to his X handle to express his frustration over the ongoing collapse of Nigeria’s national grid.
In a recent post, he mentioned the recurrence of grid failures, with the latest collapse occurring just 11 days into the new year.
Last year, Nigerians experienced similar setbacks as the national grid failed approximately 12 times, causing significant hardship for households and businesses.
Obi pointed out the cost of Nigeria’s power crisis, revealing that over $3.23 billion had been borrowed over the past four years to address the country’s electricity challenges.
Despite this, the nation struggles to produce more than 4,500 megawatts of power, falling far short of the energy needs of its growing population.
The repeated grid failures are a stark reminder of the lack of progress in the power sector.
Obi questioned where the borrowed funds for the sector had been allocated, pointing to a lack of sincere commitment by Nigerian leaders to address the nation’s pressing issues.
A viral clip has made its way online showing a police officer in Delta State shooting a suspect who had already been restrained.
It can be noted that the suspect was pleading, claiming he had been framed and deceived, and said he would lead them to the right place.
However, while he was pleading, the police officer shot him. The officer later stated that the suspect was armed with a gun.
It was later revealed that the police officer has been arrested, as it is against the law to shoot a restrained suspect.
It was reported by the Kogi State Government that 24 children were abducted from an orphanage home. It was shared that this happened on the 26th of April, Sunday, and gunmen were seen in the area that day.
The information was shared by the Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who shared this sad news and described it as unfortunate.
“We condemn in strong terms the abduction of innocent children from an orphanage, the government is working closely with security operatives to ensure their safe return,”
Ghanaian media personality Afia Schwarzenegger speaks on the xenophobia issues occurring around Africans in South Africa.
She stated that Ghana is not the same as Nigeria and shared that if such issues happen to Ghanaians in South Africa, they will speak up and not keep quiet. She added that they will react.
“Ghana is not like Nigeria and we won’t hesitate to return the stupid favour.”
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