{"id":26108,"date":"2025-07-20T16:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T16:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=26108"},"modified":"2025-07-20T16:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T16:22:38","slug":"where-is-the-light-adc-confronts-tinubu-over-unfulfilled-power-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=26108","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Where is the Light?&#8221; ADC Confronts Tinubu Over Unfulfilled Power Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s administration, accusing it of failing to deliver on its 2023 campaign pledge to provide Nigerians with 24-hour electricity within four years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a blistering Sunday morning tweet via its National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party catalogued what it termed the administration&#8217;s &#8220;growing failure&#8221; in the power sector despite implementing painful tariff hikes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Good morning, Nigerians. Today, we just want to take some time to remind President Tinubu that he promised Nigerians uninterrupted electricity within four years. Yes, that&#8217;s right, Mr. President promised us 24\/7 power. All by himself,&#8221; the tweet began sarcastically.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ADC presented damning statistics, including a 240% tariff increase with 12 national grid collapses under Tinubu&#8217;s watch; 90 million Nigerians still lacking reliable electricity; rural communities remaining completely off-grid; and zero meaningful reforms or clear roadmap after 26 months in office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Mr. President, you once said: &#8216;If I don&#8217;t give you electricity, don&#8217;t vote for me.&#8217; Well, Nigerians are listening. And come 2027, we intend to grant your wish,&#8221; the statement concluded pointedly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The party highlighted the irony of citizens still depending on charging kiosks and expensive generators despite the President&#8217;s bold promises. &#8220;We are past the halfway mark&#8230; and millions are still charging phones at kiosks,&#8221; the tweet noted, demanding accountability for the stalled progress.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s administration, accusing it of failing to deliver on its 2023 campaign pledge to provide Nigerians with 24-hour electricity within four years. In a blistering Sunday morning tweet via its National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party catalogued what it termed the administration&#8217;s &#8220;growing failure&#8221; in the power sector despite implementing painful tariff hikes. &#8220;Good morning, Nigerians. Today, we just want to take some time to remind President Tinubu that he promised Nigerians uninterrupted electricity within four years. Yes, that&#8217;s right, Mr. President promised us 24\/7 power. All by himself,&#8221; the tweet began sarcastically. The ADC presented damning statistics, including a 240% tariff increase with 12 national grid collapses under Tinubu&#8217;s watch; 90 million Nigerians still lacking reliable electricity; rural communities remaining completely off-grid; and zero meaningful reforms or clear roadmap after 26 months in office. &#8220;Mr. President, you once said: &#8216;If I don&#8217;t give you electricity, don&#8217;t vote for me.&#8217; Well, Nigerians are listening. And come 2027, we intend to grant your wish,&#8221; the statement concluded pointedly. The party highlighted the irony of citizens still depending on charging kiosks and expensive generators despite the President&#8217;s bold promises. &#8220;We are past the halfway mark&#8230; and millions are still charging phones at kiosks,&#8221; the tweet noted, demanding accountability for the stalled progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26110,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26108\/revisions\/26110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}