Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticized President Bola Tinubu over the frequent collapse of Nigeria’s nationwide grid, stating the disaster violates the President’s 2022 marketing campaign pledge to supply regular energy inside his first time period or forgo a second.
Recall that the nationwide grid collapsed once more on Tuesday, marking the second system failure in simply 4 days in January 2026.
In a put up on his X account on Wednesday, Obi famous that the nationwide grid has already collapsed twice in January 2026 alone, following roughly 12 failures reported all through 2025.
Obi mentioned, “President Bola Tinubu’s marketing campaign promise in 2022 was clear: “If I don’t present regular electrical energy in my first 4 years, don’t vote for me for a second time period.” But, in January 2026 alone, the nationwide grid has already collapsed twice, and the month will not be even over. Final yr, it collapsed about twelve instances.
“This actuality sharply contradicts the promise and may fear each patriotic Nigerian.”
Obi additionally drew consideration to Tinubu’s present overseas journey to Türkiye—a rustic of roughly 88 million folks, or roughly one-third of Nigeria’s inhabitants.
He famous that Türkiye’s put in capability has reached over 122,500 megawatts, a pointy distinction to Nigeria, which operates at lower than 5% of that capability.
“Our attraction is straightforward: keep at dwelling and confront the nation’s issues. At this price, we might quickly hear of journeys to Palau or Vanuatu whereas vital points stay unattended at dwelling,” he added.
Obi urged Nigerians to demand accountability and accountable management as an alternative of focusing solely on the upcoming election.