QUESTION OF THE DAY: DID BUHARI’S MILITARY JUNTA ENSURE CONSTANT POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA?

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Chinedu Nwosu wrote:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:
DID BUHARI’S MILITARY JUNTA ENSURE CONSTANT POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA?
The answer is actually a resounding ‘NO’…

In July 1985, 20 full months into Buhari’s military administration, here is how Rilwanu Lukman, the Junta’s Minister of Mines, Power and Steel explained the reason for Nigeria’s lack of constant power supply (electricity):
“Every Nigerian is responsible for this mess. A consumer ought to ensure he pays his bills, that his system is not overloaded and that NEPA equipment are protected.
Motorists always knock down NEPA equipment without making reports.
If the Nigerian does not want to be connected illegally, he won’t be connected.
Nigerians know precisely what they are doing.
It is no ignorance and they need no further education.
Nigerians know that if they go out to buy rice, they have to pay for it. Electricity supply is no different.”
Question 1.

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Did Buhari’s administration take personal responsibility for not delivering constant power supply? NO
Question 2
Did Buhari’s administration blame Nigerians for the problem of not being able to deliver constant power supply? Yes.
Consequently, as we can see, the narrative about Buhari delivering constant power supply is a MYTH.
Worse still, despite having absolute power to do something about providing constant power supply, Buhari failed woefully, and not being able to deliver, his administration had the gall to blame Nigerians for their failure.
Here is the page the excerpt was taken from. Newswatch Magazine, July 1st, 1985.
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