{"id":5848,"date":"2026-11-01T19:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/2027-adc-pcc-challenges-tinubu-to-defend-failure-to-deliver-electricity\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T19:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:00:48","slug":"2027-adc-pcc-challenges-tinubu-to-defend-failure-to-deliver-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/2027-adc-pcc-challenges-tinubu-to-defend-failure-to-deliver-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: ADC-PCC challenges Tinubu to defend failure to deliver electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"2027:<\/p>\n

By Luminous Jannamike<\/p>\n

ABUJA \u2013 The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for his failure to deliver on his 2023 electricity pledge, insisting that he should not seek re-election without fulfilling the promise.<\/p>\n

The council said Nigerians had not forgotten Tinubu\u2019s categorical declaration during the 2023 presidential campaign that they should not vote for him for a second term if he failed to deliver electricity, dismissing attempts by the APC to reinterpret his words as an afterthought.<\/p>\n

In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC-PCC was reacting to comments by Dele Alake, spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, defending the President\u2019s electricity record.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t vote for me for second term if I fail to deliver electricity,\u201d the President had told Nigerians during the 2023 campaign.<\/p>\n

The opposition campaign council argued that more than three years after the pledge, Nigerians were still grappling with persistent power outages, repeated national grid collapses and inadequate electricity supply.<\/p>\n

It accused the Tinubu administration of increasing the financial burden on consumers through higher electricity bills, discriminatory tariff classifications and continued estimated billing, despite the much-publicised Presidential Metering Initiative.<\/p>\n

The council also said businesses, including hotels and other hospitality facilities, had resorted to rationing electricity by switching off power for guests during daytime hours to reduce operating costs.<\/p>\n

Dismissing the administration\u2019s reliance on the Electricity Act and bond programmes to defend its record, the ADC-PCC insisted that policy documents and financial instruments could not substitute for actual electricity supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Act is not electricity. A bond prospectus does not power homes and factories. Nigerians cannot eat statutes. What Nigerians need is electricity that works, not another round of explanations and publicity,\u201d the council said.<\/p>\n

It further accused the administration of imposing higher tariffs without ensuring reliable supply, leaving households, manufacturers and small businesses to contend with rising operating costs.<\/p>\n

The ADC-PCC also questioned the implementation of the Presidential Metering Initiative, alleging that electricity distribution companies continued to impose estimated bills on consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President\u2019s own condition for seeking a second term was straightforward: deliver electricity or do not ask Nigerians for another mandate,\u201d the council maintained.<\/p>\n

It urged the APC to address the President\u2019s 2023 commitment directly, rather than attempt to dilute his words, warning that the administration\u2019s electricity record would be a major issue as Nigerians prepare to decide whether to renew Tinubu\u2019s mandate in the January 16, 2027 election.<\/p>\n

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