Peter Obi Mocks Tinubu: “If I Don’t Give You Constant Electricity in The Next 4 Years, Don’t Vote For Me For Second Term”
The former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party (LP) candidate during 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, has made a mockery of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reminding Nigerians what he said during the campaigns prior to his ascension to power.
Tinubu had told his audience: “If I don’t give you constant electricity in the next 4 years, don’t vote for me for second term.”
Taking to his X, formerly twitter handle, @PeterObi, Mr. Obi urged Nigerians to forget the promise of Mr. President while campaigning.
Not sparing any calculated jab at the president, Peter Obi wrote:
“The impact is too glaring for Nigerians to forget the promise of Mr. President while campaigning on 22nd December 2022 that: “If I don’t give you constant electricity in the next 4 years, don’t vote for me for second term”.
“For a nation already stated to have more people living without electricity than anywhere in the world, there could not be any more firm comforting political promise than this.
“Yet APC and its current Government have presided over more national grid failures and power outages than any government in our history. There are now repeated blackouts despite billions in power investments.
“Over the years, billions of dollars have been spent on the power sector in Nigeria.
“In fact, Nigeria has spent more on power generation with little or no increase in supply, than countries like Vietnam, Egypt, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.
“Yet, while some of these nations have proudly doubled their electricity generation, and distribution by adding tens of thousands of megawatts to transform their economies and increase their GDP, Nigeria has barely crawled from 4,500MW to 5,000MW.
“With a GDP of about $200 billion, Nigeria has the capacity to significantly boost its economy if it invests properly in electricity.
“Generating even a bare minimum of 10,000MW could raise our GDP by about 50%, which will unlock industrial growth, and create millions of jobs.
“But rather than focusing on this, which will improve our economy, we are focused on coastal roads that will contribute far less to our economic growth, while factories shut down, jobs disappear, businesses collapse, and ordinary Nigerians live in darkness.”
Obi called on the president “to prioritise generating and distributing more electricity to power businesses, especially NSME, which will create jobs and grow the economy”.
He ended the write-up with his signature “A New Nigeria is POssible”.
So far in 2025, Nigeria experienced “three major national grid collapses”.
The first collapse of the year occurred on February 12, 2025, around 11:34 a.m., affecting major distribution companies like Ikeja Electric and Abuja Electric.
The second collapse on March 7, 2025, saw power generation drop from about 4000MW to below 1000MW, causing widespread blackouts.
The third collapse plunged the grid from 2,917.83MW to just 1.5MW within an hour on September 10, 2025, leaving most of the country without electricity.
These failures highlight ongoing challenges with Nigeria’s aging infrastructure, unstable generation capacity, and systemic inefficiencies.
However, multiple sources reported that Nigeria has experienced several other failures.
A source stated: Nigeria has experienced at least 9 national grid failures in 2025.
“The latest collapse happened on September 10, 2025, marking the ninth failure this year.
“This particular incident caused a nationwide blackout, with power generation dropping from 2,917.83 megawatts to 1.5 megawatts between 11 am and 12 pm.”
Details of the Grid Collapses in 2025
Frequency of Collapses:
The national grid collapsed multiple times in 2025, with collapses reported in February, March, April (twice), May, June, July, August, and September.
Impact:
These collapses have led to widespread power outages affecting businesses, households, and essential services across major cities like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt.
Government Response:
The Federal Ministry of Power has vowed to investigate and strengthen the grid, with ongoing upgrades planned for the 330 kV lines.
Nigeria continues to battle power grid challenges, as the government claims it is stepping up efforts to address these issues.
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