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nairalanda1:
So recently, Peter Obi made a comment that he was going to improve our power supply by 10000mw, which would take us up to 32000 mw...which should be enough for us to get light 24/7 (subject to the Siemens project working)...and the response was tinubu supporters making fun of Obi as a man without ideas, while Obi supporters praised their man as being wisdom incarnante.

Except that Obi did not tell us how he plans to do it.

Which essentially begs the question, how do we vote for a guy who promises us something, but does not tell us how to do it.

Which leads me back to Tinubu. IN 2023, tinubu said...if you vote me and I do not give you constant power supply, vote me out in 2027.

Naturally tinubu supporters were praising their man as being a tough minded leader, etc, etc....while Obi people are now calling in the receipts. Man has not done as promised so he should be kicked out.


Which leads me to my point.

Tinubu and obi never/have not told Nigerians how they intend to improve power supply.


The truth of the matter is, we have a plan, laid out by the experts, about power supply. A decent , strong plan....cost reflective tarrifs, ending power theft, and rolling out metering.

But neither tinubu nor obi, nor even atiku or any potential candidate would mention that because it does not win votes. (Sowore would probably announce a plan to give 24 hour light a day at N1 per kwh).


Nigerians , regardless of political party, like hearing populist language. If a leader came into office and started doing the things the experts have said we should do, he would be voted out. Or chased out. You will see the Fulani herdsmen marching with the Igbo farmer, the Yoruba trader marching with his Hausa counterpart, and there would be riots.


And the leader would be voted out.

That is why whoever takes office, won't be allowed to improve power because Nigerians think that electricity should be free of charge.

When in reality, it is not possible.

Electricity costs money. If you won;t pay for it in cost reflective tarrif, you will pay for it in generator and inverter monies. That is what Band A taught us.

And on that Band A, the idea of tinubu was not original. India has a similar system, present for decades, that commercial and industrial properties would pay a cost reflective tarrif and the profits would be used to pay for subsidising the poor farmers and rural people

And after doing that, has power supply in India improved? (No.).

Infact India is planning to make everyone pay cost reflective tarrfs in five years time.


SO, if it didn't work in India, how e go work in NIgeria?

The only way we can get free power is to take massive loans totalling nearly 2/3rd of our budgets for the next ten or more years...and while it may give us enough light, it would also put us in heavy debt for it.


In 2025, Prof Barth Nnaji, who is definetly not a Tinubu supporter put it well



SAUCE : LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER


I have been saying the above for years, but people here abuse me, so I may as well quote the actual expert, who is a qualified engineer, a former ministar of power, and an owner of a GENCO.

And he is not the first or the last to state that this needs to be done. PwC have said it, several experts have been saying it, a BBC report said it, and so forth.

Yet, Nigerians and their candidates choose to believe the fiction of corruption or some evil Western zionist overmind does not want to give us light.

It is easier to believe conspiracy theory fiction

Like NIgerians, like candidates.


Good afternoon.

I expcet to be abused and to be told about other countries that somehow magically give free power(the macs won't add that those countries pay for it with heavy taxes, or heavy debt).

Who bring this APC boy that is known for writing off point thread come front page? 🤔

If you check now, the thread no fit make sense.

Hamziyah:
That's when you will know that all the Israeli underground bunkers are not immune to Iran missiles. But being an Islamic republic, they must not transgress beyond Islam rules of engagement.

Islam get rules of engagement? Talk another thing.

Why aren’t bokoharam and iswap observing the rules of engagement?

grandstar:
Netanyahus madness needs to end.

There are better ways to end the shelling from Lebanon into Israel from Hezbollah. Not everything is confrontational and war.

Engaging the Iranians and Hezbollah would achieve a lot.

And let’s add trwating the Palestinians a lot better.

You think everyone is like the terrorist government you support in Nigeria that have been making useless peace deals with terrorists?

Sense is far from you, bro.

Dpsychologist:
NIGERIA TOPS GLOBAL RANKING AS WORLD'S MOST AI EXCITED NATION

For decades, conversations about artificial intelligence revolved around places like Silicon Valley, London, and Beijing. A new global report suggests the future of AI enthusiasm may be shifting in a surprising direction.

According to findings from the Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report, Nigeria has emerged as the world's most AI enthusiastic country, with 77% of internet users aged 16 and above expressing excitement about artificial intelligence. Ghana followed closely with 73%, while Turkey and Brazil secured third and fourth positions respectively.

The development challenges the long standing assumption that advanced technologies are primarily embraced by developed economies.

Even more striking is data from the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, which surveyed more than 61,000 people across 32 countries. The report found that an overwhelming 92% of respondents in both Nigeria and Ghana believe AI tools are important in their daily lives. In comparison, only 36% of respondents in the United Kingdom and 23% in France expressed similar views.

Experts say the difference lies in how people perceive the technology. While many developed countries are focused on concerns about job losses, privacy issues and automation risks, many developing nations see AI as a tool for opportunity, productivity and economic advancement.

The optimism gap is particularly significant. Research shows that 58% of people in the Global South believe AI will create more jobs than it destroys, compared to just 35% in the Global North.

Saudi Arabia is also making headlines in the AI race. Reports indicate that 81% of CEOs in the kingdom have integrated Generative AI into their businesses within the last year, with most expecting increased profitability and growth from the technology.

Industry analysts believe countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Brazil are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI because they can use emerging technologies to solve local challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, finance and public services without having to follow the same development path taken by older industrial economies.

The message from the data is becoming difficult to ignore. Artificial intelligence is no longer a story being written exclusively in Silicon Valley or Western capitals. Some of the strongest enthusiasm, fastest adoption rates and biggest expectations are now coming from emerging economies.

As the global AI race accelerates, Nigeria's position at the top of the enthusiasm rankings raises an important question:

Can Africa move beyond being a consumer of AI and become one of the world's leading creators of AI solutions?

Sources:
Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report
Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Survey 2025

Wetin this one mean?’

What are they excited about?

Meaningless topic.

I love this car, but I hear say GDI engine Dey worry.

Do you know about the car or you are just selling?

Talk true .

AMINDA:
Awuuf dey run belle. NDC had always been an SPV for Wike alias "Gimme Pawa" but the allure of free ticket was too good to pass up on. Kwankwaso was sent to execute the mission of tricking Obi out of the ADC and he joined the coalition, leaving with Obi after only 3 weeks while Obi went wild with the OK frenzy, salivating at the prospects of having Kano votes. With the pace of attacks by Dickson against Obi, Obi might end up not being on the ballot. His campaign is already dampened at a time when he should be building momentum. In the end, we will all learn politics together.

As he no gree be vice to Atiku na in Dey pain you. Nothing else.

Counterigbolies:
u can only do all these your bullshit to people who can't read or research

This is your receipt

confused soul.

I thought you claimed it was Kwankwaso that first signed sharia into law. What did you just post here?

muykem:
It means you people are sponsoring these evil just to get to power. Instead of suggesting way out of this mess, you want us to wait till May next year because what's important to you is presidency and not life of people. What gives you assurance that you and your family will escape this onslaught. You are doing politics with life of people.

You can’t be ok … if he suggests, what will tifnubu that swore to protect the country and his countless assistants do?

Are you saying that tifnubu doesn’t know that they are admitting repentant terrorists into an army that he is the commander in Thief ? What has he done about it?

You see why I said you can’t be ok ?

Fareke:
https://punchng.com/im-still-awaiting-fgs-approval-to-dislodge-criminals-from-swest-forests-says-igboho/

See werey. Bandits Dey wait for approval to kill Una ?

Jecci:
Face the issue at hand, so you don't see anything wrong that a mere aide has access to INEC server.

Swear say your life is better. since I have known you, you have always been supporting disasters from Buhari and here you are still doing same. I'm sure you will soon start serving their children.

That guy has been condemned to eternal damnation, both here and in the life after. His destiny can’t be reversed.

Bendeco02:
Am not Tinubu's fan but VDM deserve to be thought a lesson.

If that kind guy becomes president, he will be worse than tinubu.

Nobody can be worse than Tifnubu, and you are a tifnubu fanatic .

iwaeda:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/05/27/sallah-everything-going-from-bad-to-worse-nigerians-lament-low-key-celebration-amid-hardship/

Una go still vote tifnubu come 2027.

Check comments on facebook and twitter. Na people wey Dey kill ram this period Dey support these criminals in power.

Una suffering go long gan. The reform is on course.

Counterigbolies:
which power does he have to deal with them?

What tinubu is facing, if your agulu fraud sees half he will just run away to another country

and 26 people liked your comment?

There’s an overflow of fullish people in Nigeria, that’s why we are where we are.

SlavaUkraini:
https://www.thecable.ng/tinubu-fuel-subsidy-fx-cabals-behind-nigerias-security-crisis/

Una see old man within brain don Dey touch because of years of taking coke, and deemed it fit to make him 001, now we are seeing the results.

Cherrybae:
Tinubu why.

This is outrageous and unacceptable. A better Nigeria is All we want.

May God heal our land.

Nigerians must vote wisely come 2027.

why are you speaking with both sides of the mouth?

I thought tifnubu was doing wonders, that’s why you are always here running your mouth.

You better stay one place so thunder go fit locate you, because, it must.

TheStoriesOfMan:
The bandits were neutralized within 6 hours. Would have shown you videos,but I can't.

Owerri people dey neutralize bandits every day. Na hobby for us and we derive joy in it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Na only you get the videos?

nairalanda1:
8 million naira plus a whole lot of debt in loans and more loans, that was the cost back then..loans taken to replace the monies taken from the budget to subsidise fuel, electricity, and a host of other things....which worsened our debt.

Once you understand how subsidy works, you go get am, you will even get how karma forced tinubu to remove it totally.

By 2022 , we were seeing the end result of decades of taking on more debt to pay for subsidy. All our revenue was going for debt servicing. All of it. Plus including new loans.

The only good thing is that tinubu supporters to some extent now understand why GEJ wanted to remove fuel subsidy...indeed some Nigerians may now understand why world bank and imf wanted us to remove subsidy as far back as 1992...because the thing with subsidy is you can budget X for subsidy for one year, then oil price go rise up, and so does the cost of subsidy, meaning you go take money from other sectors of the budget, and borrow to fill up the resultant deficit. And the scary thing is the money is not going to be enough.

Yet we have said no, no, no. Now here we are. Forced to take a decision that should have been taken decades ago, to expereience pain that should have been done with decades ago.

Yet most nigerians, even tinubu supporters , want subsidy back. LOL. Most tinubu supporters who defend subsidy removal on petrol become angry when asked about removing subsidy on electricity totally.

Garbage as usual.

Writing plenty words without saying nothing.

HacheNoire:
The problem with Tope is that, she is not familiar with world dynamics and her scope is only confined to Nigeria!

Towards inflation, Nigeria is not the only country being impacted!

I am glad this is an open forum where we have far and wide personalities. In the major countries where Nigerians immigrate to, be it Canada, US or the UK, same question will always trigger same answers .

$10,000 was worth much more in 2015 than in 2026 right inside the US, and same applies to Canada and the UK.

Let use an essential commodity like petrol in the UK. The pump price was averaging 104p/litre in 2015 but now 157p/litre. This reflects across all boards and even higher on some other commodities.

A brand new base Toyota Corolla in the US cost $17k in 2015, it’s now $23k in 2026, and that’s a basic car for the common man to commute. Factoring interest rate in 2015 is far behind that of 2026, you know it’s a kill

No country in our bracket is making it easy for its citizens. These are international economic forces impacting the world.

I did will accept blames on behalf of His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), that we have not moved towards self dependency. But that cannot be done in 8, 15 or 20 years? Change is a gradual and consistent process.

Our Great country has suffered from military and incompetent civilian rule. We have big challenges and why the global inflation is impacting us the most.

One thing I can guarantee is that, with the trajectory His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is steering Nigeria towards, it’s is guaranteed the best days are close, based on the sacrifices we making today.

The pain is enormous and that I am aware and also feel, but the bigger wins and accomplishments lies ahead.

Our generation will be remembered for the sacrifices we made towards a better Nigeria.

when you wan explain rubbish, you hide it inside long jargons.

You go explain Taya. No evidence.

Abdullahi4u7:
I believe he's delivering an Islamic lecture and in reverence of the words of his Lord, Allah, that were being recited, he cried. It was obvious because he asked the reciter to continue afterwards.

Thus, this is nothing but cheap propaganda.

PS. I am non-partisan.

He cried when he realized he has not killed enough as a terrorists, going by what they were reciting.🤔

Counterigbolies:
one problem with people like u is that u protect your own criminals n talk down on other people's criminal

U are calling him names now but if nnamdi kanu is released tomorrow n he wants to contest for any post, u will hail him as ohamadike n support him right?

Nigerians n their hypocrisy

Protect your own thief n condemn other people's thief

Is nnamdi Kanu a terrorist ? Get sense abeg. It’s 2026

Pakute:
https://dailytrust.com/bodejo-taraba-apc-senatorial-aspirant-arrested-after-addressing-supporters/

Terrorists are infiltrating the government as leaders.

House of assembly go soon turn to sharia assembly.

Taraba state wey dem Dey kill dem like cow are welcoming this gay terrorists instead of breaking his head with stones.

Wonders shall never end.

nadesh:
Go to Malaysia.
Beautiful country.... alot to explore, do and see. I was there recently-

There is also Kenya, Rwanda, Qatar, Mauritius, Bali, maldives

what’s the visa requirement for Malaysia ?

Do you have to get a tour company to invite you or something?

Please fill me in.

Antoeni:
Peter Obi Will Step Down for Goodluck Jonathan if He Joins. That Has Been The plan All Along. Kwankwaso Will Deputize GEJ in NDC.

Na you plan am?

See as he Dey talk like say he know anything.

Mattswaggz:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/israeli-soldier-desecrates-statue-of-virgin-mary-in-southern-lebanon


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZL9QvdczYU

That status is not Mary, but a that of Semiramis.

Roman Catholics call am mary begin worship am.

They can put Igbo in her mouth sef, she go smoke am.

Beefman90:
So obi who is on his 2nd attempt, will retire before atiku who had smanny attempts since 1999 .

You will be surprised at how dumb some people are.😁

WizardOfNG:
Lol.. isn't it amusing how some people think "Buhari dead and replaced by Jubrin from Sudan" type of propaganda runs the world?

Same way they believed 'Ogbunigwe' is nuclear level weapon that would defeat the Nigerian army.

Dem don begin hyping their political Ogbunigwe and disregarding Kwankwaso as if he is a bystander.and window dressing for their messiah.

So obvious how this will end. Datti, Kenneth Okonkwo and virtually all initial allies of Obi always turn into his critic and adversaries who have clearly lost respect for him once they observed him up close. Go figure.

How does your post relate to the topic? 🤔.

Anywhere you hear obi, your prick go stand.

collins2good:
Una too funny for this Nairaland, political heavyweights wen dey Finnish third and fourth for election, mind you , if you say you are political heavyweights and political big fish, I don't see how you can be rigged out of election, we saw all this permutation and political analysis before 2023 election, at the end we saw the results, elections are not done on social media, go out there and meet the real voters, majority of those making noise all over social media don't even have PVC, only mouth, election day u go see them dey play ball for street , when result come, Na them go first shout rigging, for once make una stop to dey put blame on others, focus on your lapses , well to focus go hard because they are not in one place, bunch of unserious politician and there suporters

Who carry 3rd Dey give you sleepless night.

There’s something you are not telling us o.

If e sure for you and tifnubu, just allow a free and fair election.

Segunbabba:
https://thenationonlineng.net/lukman-to-kwankwaso-obi-youre-sacrificing-nigeria-for-presidential-bid/

Atiku is the one sacrificing Nigeria for his selfish ambition.

He shouldn’t be running this time.

He does not respect zoning.

iwaeda:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/05/02/breaking-suspected-terrorists-attack-police-mobile-force-camp-kwara-kill-three-officers

Tinubu’s enemies that he is so powerless to deal with has attacked Yoruba land again.

Tifnubu is only powerful when it comes to borrowing, and when it comes to causing confusion in other political parties.