18 to 24 hours Electricity: Nigerians Reacts to Bogus Claim

Nigerians have reacted to the claim by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, that the country enjoys between 18 to 24 hours of electricity daily since the administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari took over.

Recall that the Minister has stated that President Buhari led administration had improved the infrastructure in the power system and Nigeria now have between 18 to 24 hours of electricity daily.

Mamman said this while speaking in an interview with NTA on Tuesday stating that power system we’re upgraded to 330KVA which is the highest voltage in the country.

In his words, he said, “We have also improved the 132 substations. Kashimbilla has been completed which is 40mw. We have reached up to 70 per cent of Zungeru in Niger. One of the biggest projects, the Mambilla, which has been lingering for over 40 years, has commenced.

“We have improved our services. Before this government, they gave light for less than 10 hours a day, but today I can tell you that we give light from 18 to 24 hours in a day.”

He added that “Before now, we had less than 3,000mw of capacity generation but today we can generate up to 5,500mw capacity although we cannot transmit all due to some constraints.”

Mamman assured that power supply would further improve after Siemens AG of Germany begins work in the sector.

Nigerians, however, reacted to the statement by the Minister stating that power has been poor since the administration took over.

A poll was drawn on Twitter to ascertain the Minister’s claim and it’s result was shocking.