Over the years, Nigerians have continued to be plagued by poor electricity supply. Although successive governments have made promises, the citizens seem to have heard enough and are pouring out the rage.
Last week, stories of tariff increase set to commence on the 1st of September filled the media, and Nigerians reacted angrily to this decision. In addition, the Nigerian Labour Congress voiced out their pain by threatening to embark on a strike should electricity prices be hiked. However, in the end, it turned out that there was no planned hike; it was only mere speculation.
Following that drama, a few days back, the Gunu community members of Niger State poured outrage over the Zunguru dam project. The Federal Government (FG) has failed to compensate the community residents for the large hectares of land collected for the dam project. The residents of this community were particularly pained because they had to forfeit whatever infrastructure and ownership of the land for a dam project coupled with the absence of electric power, which they have had to endure.
The rage of the community members forced Comrade of the State, Ibrahim, to plead with the Federal Government to resolve infrastructural issues, settle the community residents and connect the community to a reliable source of electricity.
Well, while we thought that all the rage was out, another drama kicked off yesterday. This time, the onus was on the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) as Oyo residents were outraged over the absence of electric meters. As a result, Oyo residents took to the streets to no longer pay electric bills if they are not provided with electric meters. They further threatened IBEDC and staff to not visit their homes in demand for electricity payments without first providing meters.
In all, it appears Nigerians have had it to the throat and no longer care for stories as they are pouring out their rage in demand for better service delivery.