Tinubu Has Confirmed ‘Don’t Vote for Me’ on Power — Obi Holds President to 2023 Campaign Promise as Electricity Crisis Deepens”
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has sharply criticised President Bola Tinubu over Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis, invoking the president’s own 2023 campaign pledge that Nigerians should deny him a second term if he fails to deliver constant power within four years. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, April 4, 2026, Obi titled his intervention: “Tinubu in Jos Confirms ‘Don’t Vote for Me’ Prediction on Power Supply.” He quoted Tinubu’s campaign promise verbatim: “If I don’t give you constant electricity in four years, don’t vote for me for a second term.” Obi argued that the current state of power supply has fallen short of that commitment. “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,” he said.8ec274 The Labour Party’s 2023 flag bearer pointed to President...