Blackout: Nigerians reject Buhari’s apology

 

Nigerians have rejected the Federal Government’s apology for the deplorable supply of electricity and fuel across the country.

A consistent decline in the nation’s electricity supply has led to a blackout nationwide, causing Nigerians huge economic hardship in their efforts to provide electricity and water to their homes.

The Federal Government had on Friday apologised to Nigerians for the blackout and the inherent hardship it had caused them.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, in a statement on Friday, had said all efforts were being made to rectify the situation and ensure a gradual improvement in the power situation.

According to Mohammed, a combination of different incidents, including gas shortage, vandalism, sabotage, protests by power and petroleum workers, are responsible for crashing the power supply.

Mohammed said, “Due to these factors, only 13 of the 24 power stations in the country are currently functioning. It is this same kind of unsavoury situation that has affected fuel supply and subjected Nigerians to untold hardship.

“We admonish all Nigerians who may be agitating for their rights in whatever form to refrain from any action that will further hurt the same people they claim to be protecting.”

But several Nigerians rejected the apology on Saturday, while they lamented the economic challenges experienced daily.