The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) yesterday described the return of fuel queues in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lagos and some major cities and the reduction in the hours of electricity supply to Nigerians as sad reminders of the failure of the PDP-led Federal Government.
Its spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said: “The glaring and inexcusable failure of the PDP government in these two important areas is a sign of gross ineptitude, maladministration and corruption, which is responsible for the sorry economic state the average citizen of Nigeria has found themselves”.
It wondered how a political party, which has been in power for 16 years and which is unable to ensure that its citizens enjoy regular fuel supply being an oil producing and endowed country and electricity having privatised the power sector and given generous financial assistance to operators of the power sector can still feel confident to seek another term in office.
The  3,623.11 Mega Watts (MW), which the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) sent out on February 23, dipped to   3,063.23MW on February 25, resulting in a fall by 559.88MW within two days.
According to the power statistics on the website of Federal Ministry of Power yesterday, the power generated by the Electricity Generation Companies (Genco) was  3,131.08MW, out which the TCN could not wheel 67.85MW being the gap between the energy sent out and energy generated by the Gencos.
Asked what is responsible for the drop in power supply, ministry’s Deputy Director, Mr. Timothy Oyedeji, said the last he heard of the situation  was that Seplat shut down for routine maintenance  of gas pipeline.
In the period under consideration, the electricity market dropped to a peak power generation of 3,866.8 to 3,224.8MW, indicating a decline of 642MW.
The statement said: “For the people of Nigeria to be again confronted with the specter of fuel scarcity so soon after the harrowing experience of last Christmas period shows that the Jonathan government can never get anything right as Nigeria will continue to be an embarrassment among the oil producing countries of the world.
“The issue is that being unable to set up even one new refinery in the past five years and unable to get existing refineries to function up to 50 per cent capacity, the people of Nigeria surely need another set of people to be in charge of affairs.
“Those who man the two critical sectors of fuel and power are cronies of President Jonathan and supporters of the PDP that they have no reason to discharge their mandate in favour of the Nigerian people.
“We all remember the hype and fanfare with which the privatisation of the power sector was carried out and yet majority of Nigerians are having less electric power or none at all but are forced to pay outrageous electricity bills to the operators of the power companies who are either card-carrying members of the PDP or are close associates of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“To add insult to injury, the Jonathan government has also given billions of naira to these operators under the guise of assisting them to improve power supply, without result. And this happened after the sector had been sold and the facilities handed over to these private operators.
“We of the APC demand that the Jonathan government and his party explain to Nigerians the reason why fuel scarcity and blackout should persist making life a hell for Nigerians, despite huge investments and policies put in place to eradicate these problems”
The APC Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) stressed that the return of fuel queues was a confirmation that the policies of the Jonathan administration are founded on deceit and insincerity.”
Shehu argued that the recent fuel price reduction announced by the Federal Government was borne out of political expediency, rather than compassion, because the ruling party is desperate to cling to power at all costs, adding that all the emergency projects and palliatives being bandied about by the Jonathan government are intended to pull wool over the eyes of Nigerians.
He said a PDP administration that greeted Nigerians with an unprecedented fuel price increase of N140 per liter in January 2012 has lost the basis to be trusted by Nigerians.
Shehu said the return of fuel queues was like an accident waiting to happen because the recent reduction in petroleum product prices by the Jonathan PDP administration were not based on sincerity, adding that scales are dropping from the eyes of Nigerians day after day and are embracing the imperitive of change in Nigeria. http://thenationonlineng.net/new/fuel-scarcity-power-supply-drop-evidence-of-jonathans-failure/

Ok

Never again shall we be led by an incompetent man from Otuoke.

Never again shall sixteen years of our democracy be wasted by PDP

Naija!

GEJ! NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN!!!




Sai Buhari

WE ARE READY!

FG would be blamed as usual. How many times have we experienced fuel scarcity? Can't recall.

FG should sit up or make way for others who are up to the task.

Only if it were that simple

im not so bothered about the latter...i mean power supply drop but im bothered about the fuel scarcity because thats the only source of power i rely on in my area......check this scenario.
phcn installed my prepeid meter in june 2014 with free 40units, and to the Glory of God i still have about 12 units left in february 2015.
nigeria is doomed

Some who are blinded by ethnic bigotry, religion bigotry and inability to forget the past will say "did the problem start with GEJ?" nah, we are not daft, we know the problem did not start with GEJ but what you lot fail to make mention of is the fact that under GEJ, billions was spent on power but not 500 MW was added to the national grid.

Under GEJ pump prices increased by 20 naira for close to 3 years ( before downgraded by 10 naira) and we were told refineries will be built, no was built.

Under GEJ our youths who have no jobs were made to pay 1,000 each for a job that doesn't exist and some of they died but nothing happened to the man who offered the nonexistent job.

Before GEJ naira was 155 to a dollar, under Gej it is 205 to a dollar.

Ask them to mention GEJ's achievement, they will say rail, rail and rail. The result of 5 years amount to rail and nothing more.

Tazmode:
FG would be blamed as usual. How many times have we experienced fuel scarcity? Can't recall.

FG should sit up or make way for others who are up to the task.

Only if it were that simple

If your head doesn't fit the cap, do not fight to win the right to wear it. If the current FG formation can't do the right thing, why is it fighting for a second chance?

And if FG is not blamed, who should be blamed? The local councils?

arsetalks:
If your head doesn't fit the cap, do not fight to win the right to wear it. If the current FG formation can't do the right thing, why is it fighting for a second chance?

And if FG is not blamed, who should be blamed? The local councils?

well said. FG is eligible for a 2nd chance which can only be granted by the people, all things being fair.

arsetalks:
Some who are blinded by ethnic bigotry, religion bigotry and inability to forget the past will say "did the problem start with GEJ?" nah, we are not daft, we know the problem did not start with GEJ but what you lot fail to make mention of is the fact that under GEJ, billions was spent on power but not 500 MW was added to the national grid.

Under GEJ pump prices increased by 20 naira for close to 3 years ( before downgraded by 10 naira) and we were told refineries will be built, no was built.

Under GEJ our youths who have no jobs were made to pay 1,000 each for a job that doesn't exist and some of they died but nothing happened to the man who offered the nonexistent job.

Before GEJ naira was 155 to a dollar, under Gej it is 205 to a dollar.

Ask them to mention GEJ's achievement, they will say rail, rail and rail. The result of 5 years amount to rail and nothing more.

And some pple gonna stil shout GEJ till 2019,pls ar they nt aware of this?Honestly, GEJ z nt credible enough to rule dis country.....

Jonathan is spending Trillions in Power sector to generating Darkness.

Dullards

anigbajumo:
And some pple gonna stil shout GEJ till 2019,pls ar they nt aware of this?Honestly, GEJ z nt credible enough to rule dis country.....

GEJ till 2019. na today fuel scarcity and drop in power start? a beg make una leave talk jor. the other guy the tell us how much Jonathan have spent so far, pls, can you also tell us how much the previous regime spent and how good our power and fuel supply was then?

APshit fools,keep ranting. Light is no longer a problem in my village like it used to be before GEJ. When Obasanjo was there,I thought light was only meant for cities and not villages but GEJ proved that wrong.

GEJ enjoying his sent forth by giving us erratic power supply & now adding scarcity of fuel, Jona should enjoy it while it last March 28 loading.

Nashoji:
GEJ till 2019. na today fuel scarcity and drop in power start? a beg make una leave talk jor. the other guy the tell us how much Jonathan have spent so far, pls, can you also tell us how much the previous regime spent and how good our power and fuel supply was then?

Bro, the core ingredient of election in liberal democracy is referendum on the performance of the incumbent and our illustrious son and eminent Professor Charles Soludo has after careful examination awarded F9 to President Jonathan on the management of the economy, for failing to provide millions of Nigerians with jobs, for creating poverty in the midst of plenty and crashing the Naira. Don't forget that before then, revered Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka also awarded President Jonathan same F9; the former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme awarded him same F9; and even Senator Ken Nnamani also awarded him same F9. It is only ‘food is ready’ politicians like Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu nd corrupt Leader wil want GEJ to repeat.wake me up wen u gat my point......