PROVIDING, MAINTAINING AND REPAIR OF TRANSFORMERS, POLES, CABLES...
It has been stated time and again that DisCos are legally required to provide all electrical assets: step-down transformers, poles, cables, meters, etc. and bear the sole responsibility of maintaining and replacing them when issues arise.
NERC is the regulatory body tasked with enforcing these rules and penalizing erring DisCos, a role now gradually transitioning to state regulators. However, the reality on the ground is a sorry situation. Individuals and communities are routinely forced, directly or indirectly, to fund and carry out the core functions of these DisCos just to stay out of darkness. If you report to NERC, it usually results in all bark and no bite.
The genesis of this entire quagmire is the deeply flawed privatization of the power sector, finalized in 2013.
DisCos were supposed to function exactly like telecom companies. MTN, Airtel, or Glo have never tasked an individual or a neighborhood to buy a mast or pool money to fix a faulty base station. Right now, you can easily see telecom companies digging trenches and erecting poles across various cities to expand their fiber-optic networks and no citizen is asked to contribute a single dime. It is strictly their property, their business infrastructure, and their investment.
We know the problems, but who will bell the cat?
At a minimum, we need a complete recapitalization of these DisCos, a practical review of their licenses, or a total reprivatization. Concurrently, NERC and the newly formed state regulators must wake up from their deep slumber and actively enforce consumer protection laws.
Of course, the solutions are not as simplistic as presented, but this gives a plain, unvarnished categorization of what must be done practically.
@OloriOfOloris Truly, you foolish like this. Song that I have on repeat like this, I shouldn't like it because I am not matured said on oloriburuku on X
I reported on Kano’s Sharia declaration and the political intrigues that preceded and followed it in 2000. You can read the full account by expanding this screenshot. Kwankwaso is among the last politicians who could reasonably be described as a fanatic. https://t.co/paei7qu6Cu
@BusuyiOrisWorks This man contesting also released the yoruba version prior to releasing this one, now whose foolish here
You can check his social media pages to confirm
Dear Young Nigerians,
One lesson from the 2023 elections, particularly in Lagos, should never be forgotten.
In the period following the presidential election and leading up to the governorship election, we witnessed a troubling shift in public discourse. Conversations that should have focused on competence, governance, development, and the future of our nation were gradually diverted towards tribal sentiments, ethnic divisions, and unnecessary suspicion among citizens.
Many sincere and well-meaning Nigerians participated in these conversations without realising that they were being drawn into narratives carefully designed by others.
Throughout history, whenever politicians find it difficult to compete on ideas, performance, character, or vision, some resort to exploiting the fault lines of ethnicity, religion, and identity. Their calculation is simple: a divided people are easier to manipulate than a united people.
Today, I see similar efforts emerging again, sometimes in more subtle and sophisticated ways. Narratives are planted, amplified, and circulated, often by individuals who genuinely believe they are defending a worthy cause, without recognizing the broader agenda behind such campaigns.
Let me state clearly that Pastor Enoch Adeboye remains one of the foremost fathers of faith in our nation. For decades, he has consistently preached the virtues of peace, prayer, love, reconciliation, and national unity. Even when faced with provocation, his response has always reflected humility, restraint, wisdom, and grace.
At 84 years of age, it would be unfair for young and able-bodied Nigerians to transfer to him responsibilities that properly belong to them. The task of building a better Nigeria rests primarily on the shoulders of the younger generation. It is their duty to lead the conversations, champion the reforms, and drive the positive change our nation urgently requires.
We must be careful not to become instruments in the hands of those who secretly nurture division while publicly preaching unity. In most cases, their target is not the individual being attacked; instead, it is the person who is attacking. Their real objective is to weaken the bonds that hold us together as one people and one nation.
I therefore urge all young Nigerians: do not allow anyone to recruit you into hatred. Do not allow anyone to weaponise your ethnicity, your faith, or your admiration for respected leaders.
Question every narrative. Verify every claim. Follow the facts. Resist manipulation.
The Nigeria of our dreams can only be built by citizens who refuse to be divided, who choose unity over hatred, and who place our collective future above narrow interests.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Remember when every attack in the SE was tagged unknown gunmen. Am not excusing the criminals, but it seems SW politicians are doing deeds under banditry name.
No argument of investigating who does these, who sends the bandits. It just to pay ransom and release victims
Breaking News: Gunmen have kidnapped the sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons in Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to reports monitored on Fresh FM Ibadan, the incident occurred this morning in the Challenge area while the victims were heading to drop the children at school.
Eyewitnesses say armed men in a silver coloured Toyota Corolla ambushed the family, fired shots, and sped off with them.