A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu over his comments blaming past governments for Nigeria’s ongoing electricity problems.
In a statement released on Monday, Eze reminded Tinubu of his campaign promise before the 2023 election, where he assured Nigerians that he would fix the country’s long-standing power crisis through reforms in the electricity sector.
According to him, the situation has not improved, as many parts of Nigeria are still experiencing constant blackouts and an unstable national grid, which he said continues to collapse without lasting solutions.
He argued that instead of progress, Nigerians are still dealing with poor electricity supply, despite heavy spending and budget allocations running into billions of naira over the past few years.
Eze expressed disappointment over recent comments from the president, insisting that blaming previous administrations is not an acceptable explanation for the current situation. He said the government should take responsibility and apologise for failing to deliver on its promises.
He further stated that no reasonable Nigerian would accept what he described as excuses, adding that the main features of the current administration are failure, poor management, corruption allegations, and heavy borrowing.
Eze also reacted to claims that Nigeria’s electricity challenges were caused by faulty privatisation policies introduced by past governments. He dismissed the argument, saying that even if that were the case, Tinubu had promised during his campaign to fix the problem rather than shift blame.
He recalled that the president had reportedly told Nigerians not to vote for him if he failed to improve electricity supply, stressing that the current reality shows that promise has not been fulfilled.
According to him, Nigerians are now suffering the consequences of poor power supply, and even workers in the electricity sector are at risk due to growing frustration among citizens.
Eze added that the president’s continued explanation of past failures does not change the present reality of darkness across the country, insisting that the administration has not delivered meaningful improvement in power supply.
He concluded by saying Nigerians are now more aware of the situation and will decide their future based on performance, not promises, as frustrations over electricity shortages continue to grow across the country.
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