The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has promised Nigerians that he will address the country’s power challenges, saying he will raise supply to 10,000MW in four years if elected in 2027.
He made the pledge on Saturday shortly after his declaration as the presidential candidate of the party.
According to Obi, it is unacceptable that a country of over 200 million people generates and distributes only about 4,000 megawatts of electricity.
He added that Nigeria currently produces about one-tenth of what countries like Egypt and South Africa generate.
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Speaking on the country’s power problems at the event, he said, “This is something we have carefully studied. Give us four years and we will fix Nigeria’s electricity issue. We’ll raise Nigeria’s power supply to 10,000MW.
“It is completely unacceptable that a country of over 200 million people generates and distributes only about 4,000 megawatts of electricity while millions of Nigerians still lack access to reliable power.
“Countries like South Africa and Egypt, despite having significantly smaller populations, each generate and distribute over 40,000 megawatts.
“Nigeria is not even producing one-tenth of what those countries generate, and that must change.”
The former Anambra State governor also promised that he would not start giving excuses as to why certain things cannot be done after being voted into office.
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