APC and ADC clash over Tinubu’s electricity record
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
The APC and ADC campaign teams are at odds over Bola Tinubu’s promise to improve electricity supply before the 2027 presidential election. The APC says sector reforms are continuing, while the ADC says laws and project announcements are not enough to provide electricity to households, Vanguard reports.
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC-PCC), the party of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, and that of the African Democratic Congress (ADC-PCC) clashed on Sunday over the head of state’s record in the electricity sector. The APC says reforms are under way, while the ADC believes laws and project announcements are not enough to power homes and businesses, Vanguard reports.
APC-PCC spokesperson Dele Alake criticised recent comments for not reproducing the entirety of a promise made by Tinubu during his 2023 campaign. The candidate had said Nigerians should reject his re-election in 2027 if he did not provide them with sufficient electricity, while adding that he could present them with reasons justifying any possible failure.
The APC-PCC defended the 2023 Electricity Act, signed by Tinubu on 9 June, which allows states to participate in electricity generation, distribution and transmission. According to the council, Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Ekiti, Oyo, Kaduna and Niger have already begun creating their own regulatory authorities and attracting private capital.
The dispute comes after the APC defended Tinubu’s electricity promise against Atiku on 1 November. The party had then responded to the former Nigerian vice-president’s criticism of improvements in the country’s electricity supply.
