2027: Obi Urges Nigerians Against Re-electing Tinubu Over Failed Power Supply Promise

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians not to vote for President Bola Tinubu in the next election, citing the president’s own campaign pledge that he should be denied a second term if electricity supply did not improve within four years.

Obi, in a post on his X account on Saturday, recalled Tinubu’s 2023 campaign promise.

“If I don’t give you constant electricity in four years, don’t vote for me for a second term,” Obi quoted the president as saying.

The former Anambra governor argued that Tinubu had failed to meet this condition, urging Nigerians to hold him accountable.

Describing the situation as “a glaring display of disregard for promises and a lack of trust,” Obi said power generation had dropped from over 4,000 megawatts when Tinubu assumed office in 2023, while electricity tariffs had risen significantly.

He also cited data showing Nigeria’s per capita electricity consumption at 144 kilowatt-hours, compared with an African average of 617 kWh.

“When he took office in 2023, Nigeria had a power supply of over 4,000 megawatts and lower tariffs. Today, the electricity power supply is less than 4,000 megawatts on the average, and Nigerians are paying higher tariffs.

“Nigeria currently has the lowest per capita electricity consumption in the world, with a rate below 30% of the African average. Africa’s average is 617 kWh, Nigeria’s is 144 kWh. This means that Nigerians consume the least electricity compared to other Africans,” Obi said.

Obi also referenced what he described as a revealing moment at Jos airport on Thursday, April 2, 2026, when Tinubu briefly stopped to condole with families of recent attack victims. According to Obi, the president cited the lack of electricity at the airport as a reason for limiting his visit to ten minutes.

“You have no light here, I fly out in ten minutes,” Obi quoted Tinubu as saying.

“At a time when Nigerians are enduring days without power, our leaders cannot even stay a few minutes without it,” he wrote, framing the remark as evidence of a leadership detached from the hardships it has imposed on citizens.

Obi urged Nigerians to use future elections to demand better governance, arguing that the electricity crisis reflected a broader failure of character and capacity at the top.

“Now is the time to stop incompetent leaders, those lacking the capacity and compassion, who prioritise their own comfort over the well-being of the people and make empty promises,” he said.