Atiku accuses Tinubu of breaking his promise of steady electricity
Nigerian opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar says President Bola Tinubu has failed to deliver the reliable power he promised. The ruling APC says the pledge must be judged in full and promises a scorecard.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of hiding President Bola Tinubu's failure on electricity. Atiku is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). According to This Day, he said the APC campaign was covering up the broken promise with a long list of laws, committees, bonds and projects. The statement was issued by Phrank Shaibu, the ADC campaign's director of strategic communication. Atiku said that after three and a half years, families still struggle to keep their homes lit. He said traders spend scarce money on alternative power. The ADC campaign said Tinubu had promised steady power and an end to estimated billing, and that he had not kept that promise. It said Band A customers in many areas pay about N209.50 per unit before VAT. The campaign also questioned government plans to end electricity subsidies from 2027. The ADC quoted Tinubu's words from the 2022 campaign: "If I don't give you constant electricity for four years, when I come back for a second term, don't vote for me." It said his government has not built any new generation infrastructure of its own. It added that a multitrillion naira bond programme to pay old debts to generation…
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