ADC campaign council says Tinubu has not delivered on 2023 electricity pledge
- The ADC Presidential Campaign Council says President Tinubu has not kept his 2023 promise on electricity.
- It accused the APC of trying to water down the pledge after Dele Alake defended the government's record.
- The council says bills have risen and grid collapses continue ahead of the 2027 election.
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has said President Bola Tinubu has not kept the electricity promise he made while campaigning in 2023, and that the ruling party's attempts to explain it away do not change the facts.
The council was responding to comments by Dele Alake, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, who had defended the administration's power record. The ADC-PCC, in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the APC was trying to recast the President's words.
According to the council, Tinubu told voters before the 2023 election: "Don't vote for me for second term if I fail to deliver electricity." The ADC-PCC said Nigerians still remember that pledge and that no amount of explaining can remove it.
What the council says Nigerians are facing
The statement said more than three years later, households and businesses still contend with frequent blackouts, repeated collapses of the national grid and poor supply. It also said electricity bills have climbed, with many families finding it harder to afford power.
The council criticised the Band A, B and C tariff classes, arguing that consumers pay more without seeing better supply. It said some businesses, including hotels, now switch off power for guests during the day to keep costs down.
It also questioned the Presidential Metering Initiative, saying it has not worked as expected and that distribution companies still issue estimated bills.
The ADC-PCC said the APC's defence, which leans on the Electricity Act and government bond programmes, does not answer the question Nigerians are asking. "An Act is not electricity. A bond prospectus does not power homes and factories," the statement said.
The council said the President set his own condition for a second term and should be judged by it.
What happens next
The ADC-PCC said the presidential election on 16 January 2027 will give Nigerians the chance to weigh the government's record against its promises. The APC has not responded to the latest statement, and its earlier defence, as reported, rested on the Electricity Act and bond programmes.
