Nigerians Groan As Electricity Supply To Major Cities Worsens

Nigerians on Monday condemned the poor supply of electricity across the country in the last five days. 

While some described the development as a setback to the ongoing reforms, others wondered if the Federal Government was ready to address the rot in the system. This is coming as officials of the Federal Ministry of Power made no comments when newsmen requested to know the amount of electricity currently generated in the country.

Meanwhile, newsmen also gathered that the abysmal power situation in the Federal Capital Territory was due to

the 25 per cent drop in the supply of electricity to the Abuja Distribution Company from the national grid.

Speaking on the development, Mr. Cheta Nelson, a trader in Ojo, Lagos, said business in his area had been slow following series of interruptions and outright blackouts witnessed in the last five days.

He said, “Considering the many hiccups in the power sector lately, do you think the government can achieve any tangible reform in this industry?

“We have been running our businesses on diesel lately and this is not good for small business owners at all.”

In Abuja, Mr. Tony Philips, a resident of Kubwa, said power supply had been poor in the area since Friday.

He said it was high time the government stopped giving excuses as to why the country repeatedly recorded electricity collapses.

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, had on Saturday said power generation fell to as low as 2,628.6 megawatts, a sharp contrast to the over 4,000MW previously generated.

Reacting to the development, the Public Affairs Manager, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Mr. Adegoke Adebowale, told newsmen that until the issue of gas leakages as stated by the minister was addressed, the situation might not improve.