Atiku tackles APC over Tinubu’s power pledge, says bonds can’t light homes
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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, over its defence of President Bola Tinubu’s electricity pledge, insisting that Nigerians cannot power their homes and businesses with laws, bonds and project announcements. Atiku said despite the administration’s explanations about reforms and ongoing projects, Nigerians were still battling unreliable electricity, rising tariffs and the cost of alternative power, three and a half years after Tinubu promised steady supply and an end to estimated billing.
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✦Nigerians are billed for electricity they cannot rely on.
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Sunday:In a statement on Sunday by the Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president accused the APC campaign council of celebrating policy documents and financial interventions instead of addressing the failure to translate them into reliable electricity.2027:The former vice president also demanded clarity on the Federal Government’s plan to end electricity subsidies from 2027, questioning what the move would mean for household and business electricity bills.2023:The ADC-PCC’s response followed a defence by APC-PCC spokesman, Dele Alake, who had described the power sector reforms as ongoing work and cited the Electricity Act 2023, a N4 trillion bond programme to settle verified debts owed to generation and gas companies, metering initiatives, transmission projects and state electricity reforms as evidence of the administration’s efforts.
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✦By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, over its defence of President Bola Tinubu’s electricity pledge, insisting that Nigerians cannot power their homes and businesses with laws, bonds and project announcements.
✦Atiku said despite the administration’s explanations about reforms and ongoing projects, Nigerians were still battling unreliable electricity, rising tariffs and the cost of alternative power, three and a half years after Tinubu promised steady supply and an end to estimated billing.
✦Nigerians are billed for electricity they cannot rely on.
Key Facts:Sunday: In a statement on Sunday by the Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president accused the APC campaign council of celebrating policy documents and financial interventions instead of addressing the failure to translate them into reliable electricity.2027: The former vice president also demanded clarity on the Federal Government’s plan to end electricity subsidies from 2027, questioning what the move would mean for household and business electricity bills.2023: The ADC-PCC’s response followed a defence by APC-PCC spokesman, Dele Alake, who had described the power sector reforms as ongoing work and cited the Electricity Act 2023, a N4 trillion bond programme to settle verified debts owed to generation and gas companies, metering initiatives, transmission projects and state electricity reforms as evidence of the administration’s efforts.2023: Nigerians cannot cook, study, work or sustain a business on announcements.” He then returned to the President’s own campaign promise ahead of the 2023 election.
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Atiku said despite the administration’s explanations about reforms and ongoing projects, Nigerians were still battling unreliable electricity, rising tariffs and the cost of alternative power, three and a half years after Tinubu promised steady supply and an end to estimated billing.
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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, over its defence of President Bola Tinubu’s electricity pledge, insisting that Nigerians cannot power their homes and businesses with laws, bonds and project announcements.
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In a statement on Sunday by the Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president accused the APC campaign council of celebrating policy documents and financial interventions instead of addressing the failure to translate them into reliable electricity.
