Despite claims by the All Progressives Congress, APC, of concrete plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to provide constant power supply, a recent poll conducted by NOI POLLS has revealed power supply recorded horrible figures, on account of continuous neglect and poor policy direction in the power and energy sector.

Lai Mohammed the APC spokesman during an interview on Channels TV had denied claims that the APC promised to provide 5000 MW in one year and insisted that what is in their manifesto was to provide only 2000 MW and went on to say that 5000mw was only contained in the APC’s Road map.

This has been interpreted as sending a signal that president Buhari might not deliver on the major promise made to Nigerians especially in the power sector.

Buhari in his inauguration speech vowed not to allow the misery and frustration of erratic power supply to continue and also promised to take Nigerians away from darkness.

“No single cause can be identified to explain Nigerian’s poor economic performance over the years than the power situation. It is a national shame that an economy of 180 million generates only 4,000MW, and distributes even less.

“Continuous tinkering with the structures of power supply and distribution and close on $20b expanded since 1999 have only brought darkness, frustration, misery, and resignation among Nigerians.

“We will not allow this to go on.”

Following tacit policy formulation since he got into office, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, had revealed that more than 70% of Electricity Distribution Companies, Discos, in the country stand at below 45% ability to meet their financial obligations.

The power companies who have raised alarm over the neglect by the Buhari administration have attributed the current decline in power supply and halt in their investments in the electricity distribution assets to the failure of the President to design a policy direction for the energy and power sector.

The results from a power poll conducted by NOI polls has insisted that despite the promise made by the President to immediately reduce the frustration and pain from erratic power supply, almost 8 in 10 Nigerian Households continue to rely on alternative sources of power as erratic power supply has continued to put more Nigerians in darkness.

The results also confirm that most Nigerians have adapted the use of alternative sources of power such as generators, solar inverters etc. It was affirmed that as Nigerian households continue to grapple with alternative sources of power, the impact has continued to negatively affect their health and income.

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These have been proven through the use of generators resulting to an increase in noise pollution which ultimately could result to deaths.

The key findings from the poll suggests that Nigerians have lost hope in Buhari’s ability to provide adequate power supply and have adjusted to the use of alternative sources of power due to the frustrating and erratic power supply.

The poll also shows that the overall average use of alternative power supply stood at 77% over a 27-month period. These findings according to NOI suggest that the Nigerian power sector has persistently been running a short fall in spite of interventions.

NOI polls subsequently called for an urgent focus by the Buhari administration into exploring renewable energy such as solar, nuclear and wind as a form of alternative to the deplorable state of power in Nigeria.

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The summary of everything the person who wrote this article lives in somalia, that's the only explanation to what he wrote when 80% of Nigerians are experiencing massive improvement in light.

Oga Jonathan takes the full credit for improvement in power not even my sai buhari
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Na lie... light don improve for my area

u try

At least we enjoy 18 hours uninterrupted power supply in my area now!

Light has improved tremendously ma bb is always charged

What's d meaning of power failure? caz my area na 247 light

No light in my city for the past 4 days despite the high electricity bills.

Haters done come again o..light dey o

After their lie was bursted that the previous Poll was doctored to curry favour from PMB now they went to do another one to castigate the administration but God pass them. Light has improved generally.

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala NOI aka Madam Gele aka Madam Puff Puff.