One of the strongest legs of President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation
agenda, is the provision of adequate and uninterrupted power supply. It is upon
this leg that the President hopes to give his economic policy, a major component
of the agenda, a jolt in the arm.
It is however regrettable that just as the President has begun to sing the
victory song on the success of his plan, following what he believes is a giant
stride in the upping of electricity generation, the Nigerian people who are
supposed to be beneficiaries are singing a different tune.
Recently, the President said on the Cable News Network (CNN), during
an interview with its ace Correspondent Christiane Amampour that the power
sector is one area all Nigerians, including his greatest critics had agreed that
the government had kept faith with the people. Expressing surprise that she was
insinuating that electricity was still a major problem in the country, the
President in fact, promised that by the end of this year, the situation would
have been stable.
But is that optimism being shared by Nigerians? The question is an emphatic
NO. Undeniably; there was actually a period in recent times when it appeared
that the President’s enthusiasm was beginning to make sense to Nigerians. But
that optimism, has since evaporated like water poured on a hot stove.
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