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Electricity Woes: Nigerians Drag Adelabu On Social Media As Crisis Bites Harder

We Can No Longer Cope Under ‘Minister of Darkness’ – Netizens

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is facing renewed backlash across social media platforms, as Nigerians vent frustration over persistent electricity outages and the continued fragility of the national grid.

OSUN DEFENDER reports that the criticism intensified following recurring blackouts across the country and controversial comments previously made by the minister regarding electricity consumption in Nigeria.

At several forums and pressers, the minister has overtime admitted that the national grid, some parts of which are over 50 years old, remains vulnerable to collapse due to aging equipment and inadequate investment.

But for many Nigerians online, those explanations have done little to ease anger.

Social media backlash

On X, citizens have responded with sarcasm, ridicule and outright condemnation.

One user, @truetalk2024, wrote: “Oga minister sir. This is why every house should have a prepaid meter so that you pay according to use. Abroad people leave their AC and fridge on too. Stop comparing Nigeria with abroad please.”

Another user, @Nature_nurtured, mocked the minister’s policies: “Don’t worry. Years later when you retire and start paying the electricity hike you proposed, you will understand how it feels.”

Other reactions circulating on X include: @official_lola_t “I am sure the National Grid has fallen again. But shame won’t allow Adelabu admit it.”

@Ozzmanic “The moment Adelabu was posting mansion pictures during a national grid collapse I knew we were in trouble.”

According to @Chidi_EnergyWatch, “Nigeria has over 200 million people and we still struggle to generate barely 5,000MW. What exactly is the Minister of Power doing?”

@NaijaPolicyGuy wrote: “Adelabu says grid collapse is inevitable because infrastructure is old. That means government has accepted failure as policy.”

@IAmTosinWrites said, “Electricity tariffs keep rising but supply keeps falling. Someone needs to explain the logic.”

“Imagine paying Band A tariff and still sleeping with generator noise every night,” noted. @AdaezeReports

@KayceeAnalyst also said “Nigeria’s grid collapsing multiple times in a year would be a national scandal anywhere else.”

Viral satire

Beyond criticism, Nigerians have also turned the situation to satire.

One widely circulated message mockingly crowned the minister with exaggerated traditional titles in Yoruba: “His Royal Highness, The Olokunkun of Okunkunland… Wiwo ni National Grid ma n wo… Eyan Powerbank… Alase Ekeji Solar Panel, Ore timo timo Generator.”

The phrase loosely translates into a biting jab suggesting the minister merely “watches the national grid collapse” while ordinary Nigerians survive using power banks, solar panels and generators.

OSUN DEFENDER gathered that the worsening power situation across the country has continued to cripple business, shutdown critical manufacturing industries amidst other socio-economic cum political implications.

During the outgone week, some residents of Osogbo visited the Osogbo Business District Office of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to register their displeasure over the epileptic power situation in the town.

The Chairman of the communities under the umbrella of United Communities, Mr Sulaiman Buruji, led residents to the IBEDC office to submit the communiqué.

The affected communities include Owo-Eba, Garage Ilesa, Tara, Oke-Bale axis, OSBC area, Uniosun axis, Air Force Base, Army Depot, Boredun, Coker, Odu and Omu.

In the communiqué, the communities asked IBEDC to restore them to Band A.

https://osundefender.com/electricity-woes-nigerians-drag-adelabu-on-social-media-as-crisis-bites-harder/


See the people that want to change Nigeria abi renew our hope!

They are the worst set of leaders or ministers this country has ever had. Gross darkness over the land with the terrible heat and the government is careless about the horrific power situation

The worst data in national grid falls

Tueeehh

A.K.A oga darkness 1 of Africa.

The most incompetent Band A Purveyor Power Minister of all times.

With a proven record of 50 times GRID Failure under 2 years of his watch. You wonder why he acts like his boss, totally disconnected from reality. MISPLACED PRIORITIES bar non.

Currently, total power generation capacity is under 3,000 MGHZ, no light almost a month running and yet, the minister is collecting chieftency title.

Like minister, like his boss.

The fact that also rock got disconnected from national grid already cemented adelabu's status as the worst minister of power ever.

Twist4u:
The most incompetent Band A Purveyor Power Minister of all times.

With a proven record of 50 times GRID Failure under 2 years of his watch. You wonder why he acts like his boss, totally disconnected from reality. MISPLACED PRIORITIES bar non.

Currently, total power generation capacity is under 3,000 MGHZ, no light almost a month running and yet, the minister is collecting chieftency title.

Like minister, like his boss.

Where did he collect the title?

I can't recollect reading anything in the news about it.

busy body politrickians with no results… Nation is in darkness .. and they’re celebrating 💔🤦🏿‍♂️

A traditional tittle of power failure

Globad:
Where did he collect the title?

I can't recollect reading anything in the news about it.

The title is a cruise title to show his incompetence in the sector accorded to him by the present government 😂😂😂😂..

And also for the awọn Oyo people to be ready for what await them if he is chosen to head their area 😂😂 😂

Because of ordinary Nigeria can face what it is facing.. then Oyo is small thing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

For distributing darkness to Nigerians

This same people wey dey prostrate for cremenals

Can you imagine

Minister of darkness and power failure. No iota of aspiration to be like contemporary nations with 24/7 electricity, instead na only coronation, governorship and to embezzle full him head.

duduade:
The title is a cruise title to show his incompetence in the sector accorded to him by the present government 😂😂😂😂..

And also for the awọn Oyo people to be ready for what await them if he is chosen to head their area 😂😂 😂

Because of ordinary Nigeria can face what it is facing.. then Oyo is small thing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Ready for what? federal government should hold on tight to him , we don't need him in Oyo state government house abeg.

Traditional title for what?
The power sector is dead.
Useless title that he did not deserve.
I believe it was generator the location was using when they gave him the title.

TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIS INCOMPETENCY, LET US ALL USE THIS PIC AS OUR DP ON SOCIAL MEDIA. NIGERIANS LETS GO. WE MOVE !!!

Didijiji:
See the people that want to change Nigeria abi renew our hope!

They are the worst set of leaders or ministers this country has ever had. Gross darkness over the land with the terrible heat and the government is careless about the horrific power situation

The worst data in national grid falls

Tueeehh

TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIS INCOMPETENCY, LET US ALL USE THIS PIC AS OUR DP ON SOCIAL MEDIA. NIGERIANS LETS GO. WE MOVE !!!

CHECK MY DP RIGHT AWAY!!! POWER OF THE MASSES. SPIRIT OF NIGERIANS

Didijiji:
See the people that want to change Nigeria abi renew our hope!

They are the worst set of leaders or ministers this country has ever had. Gross darkness over the land with the terrible heat and the government is careless about the horrific power situation

The worst data in national grid falls

Tueeehh

duduade:
The title is a cruise title to show his incompetence in the sector accorded to him by the present government 😂😂😂😂..

And also for the awọn Oyo people to be ready for what await them if he is chosen to head their area 😂😂 😂

Because of ordinary Nigeria can face what it is facing.. then Oyo is small thing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Wow 🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾

Didijiji:
See the people that want to change Nigeria abi renew our hope!

They are the worst set of leaders or ministers this country has ever had. Gross darkness over the land with the terrible heat and the government is careless about the horrific power situation

The worst data in national grid falls

Tueeehh

He's performing below par in the power sector

Rootrophy:
TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIS INCOMPETENCY, LET US ALL USE THIS PIC AS OUR DP ON SOCIAL MEDIA. NIGERIANS LETS GO. WE MOVE !!!

CHECK MY DP RIGHT AWAY!!! POWER OF THE MASSES. SPIRIT OF NIGERIANS

I am telling you. Let the picture go viral maybe we go get light

Power is in peculiar mess. IYKYK

You would think this guy will take advantage of the platform he was given to help his governorship ambition to show himself like Tunji Ojo, no. What do I know sef

SixSeven:
Power is in peculiar mess. IYKYK

You would think this guy will take advantage of the platform he was given to help his governorship ambition to show himself like Tunji Ojo, no. What do I know sef

you will see how with the horrible bad record he will be pushed to rule

Didijiji:
you will see how with the horrible bad record he will be pushed to rule

I am not sure the Oyo people will accept that and if they do, they are Oyo

After Bwala comes Adelabau.

The APC govt is celebrating 31/36 but still afraid to sign the electronic transmission of election results.

Their failures and incompetence continues to showcase

@Ozzmanic “The moment Adelabu was posting mansion pictures during a national grid collapse I knew we were in trouble.”

Mansions pictures??

What mansions?
Who owns the mansions?
The same Minister

Cost reflective tarrifs, cost reflective tarrifs, cost reflective tarrifs...


(Sits back to hear the usual arguments)

1.You are excusing government
No, I'm stating that if a government allows companies to charge cost reflective tarrifs, it would enable the companies to attract investment, and grow their income to a point where they would be able to pay for improvements. Like doing that in the power sector means more electricity, etc.
Seriously, we have had every government subsidse power since 1978. If it was working, then we would be generating 200000 mw by now. Time to let the free market do its thing...

2.But this country does that
Yes, and you know that they probably have incurred a lot of debt doing so...which is why countries like Egypt are abandoning subsides, and Bangladesh is planning to do so, to use two examples.

3. But they are overcharging us!
Yes, with the level of power theft (now reducing thankfully), overcharging happens to cover for losses from that, as well as government not paying subsides at all, and people underpaying even at subsidised rates
And it is not right, but think about it. The band system means that power companies make a profit from one fifth of their consumers...and lose money on the rest. Thus the result...overcharging or business goes under.
As the black markets of many communist countries teach us, when you prevent someone from making money legally, the only way is illegal.

4.But the sector made a profit of N1 trillion last year.
Yes and they owe the gas companies six trillion in debt, which is projected to rise to eight trillion. Plus improvements to the power sector would cost about N15 trillion naira yearly for at least 5 years. That's the equivalent of government doing a new Lagos.Calabar road every year

Can one trillion naira pay debt of six trillion. If you think it can, I have a bridge to sell you in Tashkent.

5. But deregulation does not work
Ivory coast and Ghana deregulated their power sector. And it has worked (The former had national grid collapse last in 1984!). And yes, they aren't as rich as we are (Ghanaians for example disconnect from the mains supply, usually at night, to save power).

6. But BAND A
Band A can't, even on a good day, subsidize power for the other bands. If it was, government won't be owing subsides. At best Band A provides one fifth of a trillion naira of profits made, and that's not even up to paying for the trillions owed in subsidy payments. (said to be around 4 trillion naira.)
And yes, I know, corruption...but for a sector to work, it has to be let to make a profit. You don't buy antenna and wires for your GSM provider because they are allowed to charge a cost reflective tarrif.

7: You are working for the DISCOS and GENCOS

Nope, never did work for them or do anything for them. Don;t work for APC or PDP...especially since I have held this view since 2013...confirmed as more information came in.



(I still expect to be called a government slave, so, lol)

APC should not make mistake of preventing this dark man as its flag bearer for incoming Oyo state governorshisp election.

Tinubu many of your Minster does not want you in 2027, watch out for Adelabu giving everybody darkness removing Aso rock away from national Grid for you not to understand

Usmanovic95:
The fact that also rock got disconnected from national grid already cemented adelabu's status as the worst minister of power ever.

Why will he not be the worst minister of power?

How can you carry such a sensitive ministry and give it to a career banker to manage?

We like wahala too much.
Chai the post make me laugh.

One needs to laugh ones in a while.
The economy is strong

This clown is even aspiring to be a governor

The man na really minister of darkness. Imagine this hot weather without electricity. Very brutal combination

Parachoko:
He's performing below par in the power sector

Before nkó, he knows nothing about electricity