He noted that power generation is less than 4,000 megawatts, below what is required by Nigeria’s teeming population.
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians not to re-elect President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming 2027 general election, over what he described as failure to fulfill a 2023 campaign promise to improve power supply if elected.
He made a call in a statement posted on his official X account on Saturday.
“Tinubu in Jos Confirms ‘Don’t Vote for Me’ Prediction on Power Supply During the 2023 campaign, President Tinubu made a clear electoral promise: “If I don’t give you constant electricity in four years, don’t vote for me for a second term.”
“When he took office in 2023, Nigeria had a power supply of over 4,000 megawatts and lower tariffs.”
Obi anchored his argument on the less-than-4,000 megawatts of power generation, which, according to him, is far below what is required by Nigeria’s teeming population.
“Today, the electricity power supply is less than 4,000 megawatts on the average, and Nigerians are paying higher tariffs. Nigeria currently has the lowest per capita electricity consumption in the world, with a rate below 30% of the African average.
“Africa’s average is 617kwh, Nigeria’s is 144 kWh. This means that Nigerians consume least electricity than other Africans.
“In a glaring display of disregard for promises and a lack of trust, President Tinubu, during a brief airport stopover to visit grieving families of the Jos attack on Thursday, April 2, 2026, stated that one of the reasons for his 10-minute stay was that the airport had no electricity.
““You have no light here, I fly out in ten minutes” At a time when Nigerians are enduring days without power, our leaders cannot even stay a few minutes without it.’
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He called on the voting populace not to vote for “incompetent leaders”.
“Now is the time to stop incompetent leaders—those lacking the capacity and compassion—who prioritise their own comfort over the well-being of the people and make empty promises.”
