Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is facing a very dire situation on power supply.

He was speaking in Lusaka, Zambia, yesterday at the commencement of the
African Development Bank (AfDB) annual general meeting, with the theme "Energy and Climate Change".

According to Osinbajo, 45 percent of those who lack access to power in the world are
from Africa with "almost half of that African share are in Nigeria."

"We are faced with a very dire situation, and
in most of Africa, we
simply don't have power and without power, there is very little that can be done,"
he stated.
He added: "For us, priority today is development, and we
have to take development seriously.

We think that renewable energy and
all of the concern about climate change are important, but we must prioritise development."

He noted that Nigeria is one of the major hydro-carbon enriched nations; the situation which, according to him, makes fossil fuel important.

The vice president described coal as equally important, saying Nigeria had to leverage all it could get from fossil fuel.

He also told the session that Nigeria has the capacity for solar energy and would tap
into it, stating however
that "We are dealing
with a major developmental problem."

He, however, explained the limitations of solar
power, saying "We
must bear in mind that
for industries, the base
load power is critical and is so much more
difficult to get from
solar power. So, we
must understand that our immediate need
requires the base load
power that can move
us forward quickly, and
that we would get
from fossil fuel, hydro
power and coal fire
plants."

SOURCE: Uzomedia

– https://uzopedia./2016/05/25/power-were-in-very-bad-situation-osinbajo/

This people never ceased to amaze.
Being in power was a call to service or work so if you're in power and cannot fix power what else do we expect?