Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has said advised President Bola Tinubu to reduce his foreign trips and fix Nigeria.
He stated that the president had failed to fix the country’s power sector and deliver uninterrupted electricity to Nigerians.
“President Bola Tinubu’s campaign promise in 2022 was clear: “If I do not provide steady electricity in my first four years, do not vote for me for a second term,” said Mr Obi in a statement on Wednesday.
Despite Mr Tinubu’s campaign promise to fix the country’s epileptic power sector and deliver uninterrupted electricity to Nigerians, the national grid had collapsed multiple times since he became president.
Mr Obi quoting Mr Tinubu’s campaign slogan “No Steady Power in Four Years, No Second Term,” decried incessant collapse of the national grid, adding the reality sharply contradicts the president’s campaign promises.
The politician added, “Yet, in January 2026 alone, the national grid has already collapsed twice, and the month is not even over. Last year, it collapsed about twelve times. This reality sharply contradicts the promise and should worry every patriotic Nigerian.”
Mr Obi further condemned the president’s trip to Turkey, insisting the West Asian country generates and distributes over 120,000 megawatts of electricity, while Nigeria struggles with less than 5% of that capacity.
“At the same time, the President is on another foreign trip, this time to Turkey, a country of about 87 million people—roughly a third of Nigeria’s population. Yet Turkey generates and distributes over 120,000 megawatts of electricity, while Nigeria struggles with less than 5% of that capacity. The contrast is both striking and painful,” the ADC chieftain stated.
Stressing the need for accountable and responsible leadership, Mr Obi urged Mr Tinubu to stay at home and attend to the country’s challenges.
Mr Obi said, “Our appeal is simple: stay at home and confront the nation’s problems. At this rate, we may soon hear of trips to Palau or Vanuatu while critical issues remain unattended at home.
“And yet, our collective preoccupation seems to be the next election, rather than how to secure good governance. We should be joining hands to demand accountability and responsible leadership, and to save Nigerians from the indignity and suffering caused by persistent bad governance.”
