Nigeria may continue to live in darkness if government controls electricity – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Nigeria whitethorn proceed to unrecorded successful acheronian if authorities refuses to permission the energy concern successful backstage hands.

Obasanjo gave the informing connected Tuesday astatine the Youth Governance Dialogue, with the taxable "African Youth and Renaissance", held astatine the Youth Development Centre wrong the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library successful Abeokuta, Ogun State.

He said the state has wasted excessively galore years waiting for authorities to hole power, and the effect is inactive the same: mediocre supply, predominant illness and millions of Nigerians depending connected generators.

According to the erstwhile President, the lone mode Nigeria tin get unchangeable energy is to transcript what worked for telecoms.

He recalled however authorities struggled with telephone services for years until the assemblage was opened up. Once backstage companies came in, the communicative changed completely.

"Government has tried, conscionable similar authorities tried with telecommunications, until we enactment it successful the hands of the backstage sector, we didn't lick it," Obasanjo said.

"And I judge that until we enactment vigor successful the hands of the backstage sector, we won't lick it," helium added.

Obasanjo said powerfulness is the backbone of immoderate superior economy. Without it, businesses cannot grow, industries cannot nutrient and jobs cannot beryllium created.

He said helium is not blessed that aft each these years of promises and reforms, Nigeria is inactive struggling to support the lights on.

According to him, authorities has...