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Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to speak up over the country’s challenges, particularly the electricity crisis and governance issues.
Speaking at the NDC, Obi compared Nigeria’s electricity situation with that of South Africa, noting that despite South Africa generating over 40,000 megawatts of electricity, citizens there still complain about inadequate power supply, while Nigeria generates far less yet many people remain silent.
According to him, Nigerians must begin demanding accountability from leaders and refuse to accept poor governance as normal.
He stressed that the country’s current situation is unsustainable and warned that future generations should not be forced to continue suffering the consequences of bad leadership.
Obi also suggested that citizens have the power to hold leaders accountable through democratic means, adding that Nigeria must work for the benefit of its people and that public officials should no longer take citizens for granted.
He said …
“I was in South Africa, they have over 40k megawatt of electricity and yet people are complaining they have no power when we have just 4k in Nigeria and we’re not complaining. This is the time for us to come out to complain, what I’m seeing now, I can change it, Those who refuse to count our votes, we’ll count them with it. Our children cannot go on like this, this country must work, people can no longer take us for granted”
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“I was in South Africa, they have over 40k megawatt of electricity and yet people are complaining they have no power when we have just 4k in Nigeria and we’re not complaining. This is the time for us to come out to complain, what I’m seeing now, I can change it, Those who refuse… pic.twitter.com/eZPiOWVdq8
— Oyindamola
(@dammiedammie35) May 25, 2026