One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides, Tolu
Ogunlesi, has responded to backlash at the present administration over the
continuous collapse of the National grid in recent times.
Despite consistent power outages in Abuja and other states
recently, the national grid on Monday collapsed again.
A total system collapse means total blackout nationwide in
most parts of the country.
Nigerians took to social media to lament the suffering faced
due to loss of power supply, especially at a time where fuel sells at N210 by
litre and diesel at N700/800 per litre.
Reacting, Ogunlesi on his Twitter page said although things
are not well in Nigeria, the rate at which the national grid collapses has
reduced significantly from 2020.
He noted that such progress should be highlighted, stressing
that the government still has a long way to go but is headed in the right
direction.
His tweet read, “From 42 grid collapses in 2010 to 4 in 2020
sounds to me like the kind of progress we should be highlighting.
“Nobody is saying all is well, far from it. We still have a
long way to go, but we are headed in the right direction. What we need to do is
DO MORE!
Meanwhile, the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu had
convened an emergency meeting with the stakeholders in the power sector to
address the current low power generation which has caused epileptic supply
across the nation.
Aliyu assured that the government will not relent in its
efforts to ensure that improvements in the power sector are sustained so that
the electricity supply improves across Nigeria.
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