Atiku accuses Tinubu of failing to improve Nigeria’s electricity
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar accused Bola Tinubu’s government of failing to keep its promise to improve electricity supply, saying households and businesses still face power cuts and high bills. In a statement carried by Vanguard, his campaign communications chief, Phrank Shaibu, criticised the priority given to reforms and funding rather than the actual provision of electricity.
Former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to turn his reforms and projects into a reliable electricity supply, three and a half years after his promise of regular power and an end to estimated billing, according to a statement by Phrank Shaibu, director of strategic communications for the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC).
Atiku Abubakar also criticised the system ranking consumers in five tariff bands. He cited a tariff of around 209.50 naira per kilowatt-hour, excluding VAT, for band A in several areas, saying consumers were paying more without a corresponding improvement in supply. He called for clarification on the announced removal of electricity subsidies from 2027 and proposed replacing the tariff bands with a mechanism considered more affordable and linking companies to the electricity actually supplied.
The position comes after an adviser to Atiku accused Bola Tinubu of pressuring the opposition on 31 October, in a statement on Nigeria’s opposition. It also comes amid ongoing debates over Nigeria’s 2027 presidential campaign.
