One week, one trouble is a popular Nigerian slang that depicts the ceaseless confrontations Nigerians get from virtually all facets of society. The waking goal each day is not to be in it.
It is a banality because the day to day living in Nigerian society is fraught with complaints and a seemingly endless struggle.
Juggling through memory lane, one would remember Hush Puppi and Abba Kyari and the turbulence of events that followed; how Nigerians waited earnestly and are still waiting for the drama to unfold while others in the cycle live in panic, not wanting to be the talk of the day.
Well, when it seemed like the tension was cooling off, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Yewande Sadiku, was probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over corruption allegations.
The one week, one trouble scenario also finds its way into the electricity sector, and it appears the onus is on the federal government.
Last week, the Nigerian Labour Congress gave the federal government a deadline to comply with the agreement on reducing electricity tariff to ₦15 per KWh and dropping gas prices by 40 per cent, leaving it at a rate of $1.50 as against the current $2.50.
While a decision is yet to be made by the federal government to this request, the distribution companies (DisCos) pulled at the federal government some days ago.
DisCos asserts that the federal government owes the companies a rising debt of about ₦500 billion, increasing the liquidity crisis in the sector.
Indeed, every week comes in with its own trouble and the goal is to not be in it.