The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the recent collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid, which has left large parts of the country in darkness.
The grid reportedly failed on Monday evening around 6:18 pm, causing widespread power outages. Investigations revealed that electricity generation, which stood at 3.87 gigawatts by 5 pm, dropped to 3.56GW at 6 pm, and eventually plummeted to 0.00GW by 7 pm.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) confirmed the grid collapse in a statement issued that evening.
Reacting to the incident on Tuesday via X, Peter Obi condemned the collapse, calling it a national embarrassment and a sign of poor leadership and inadequate policy execution.
“For the umpteenth time, the national grid has collapsed, plunging a huge part of the nation into darkness and exposing the fragility of Nigeria’s power infrastructure,” Obi stated.
He emphasized that these repeated failures of the power system are a major obstacle to Nigeria’s growth and economic stability.