The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians not to vote for President Bola Tinubu in the next election, invoking the president’s own campaign promise that he should be denied a second term if he failed to improve electricity supply within four years.
Obi, in a post on his X account on Saturday, recalled that Tinubu had made the pledge during the 2023 presidential campaign.
“If I don’t give you constant electricity in four years, don’t vote for me for a second term,” Obi quoted the president as saying.
The former Anambra governor argued that the condition Tinubu set for himself had been met, in the negative, and that Nigerians should hold him to his word.
Describing the current situation as “a glaring display of disregard for promises and a lack of trust,” Obi said power generation had declined from the over 4,000 megawatts recorded when Tinubu assumed office in 2023, with the average now falling below that figure, while electricity tariffs had risen considerably.
He also cited data placing Nigeria’s per capita electricity consumption at 144 kilowatt-hours, against an African average of 617 kWh.
“When he took office in 2023, Nigeria had a power supply of over 4,000 megawatts and lower tariffs. Today, the electricity power supply is less than 4,000 megawatts on the average, and Nigerians are paying higher tariffs.
