Tinubu never promised to abandon re-election bid over power supply — Onanuga

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu pledged not to question a 2nd word if helium failed to amended energy proviso successful Nigeria.

Speaking during an interrogation connected Arise News, Onanuga said the President’s 2022 run remarks had “been taken retired of context”. 

According to him, Tinubu’s connection connected energy was conditional and not a steadfast committedness to forgo re-election.

Mr Onanuga explained that Tinubu has demonstrated committedness to reforming the powerfulness assemblage since assuming office, citing the signing of the Electricity Act, which allows states to generate, transmit, and administer energy independently.

He besides mentioned authorities efforts to tackle estimated billing done accrued metre organisation and different interventions aimed astatine improving work delivery.

While admitting that energy proviso has not yet reached the level envisioned by the administration, Onanuga attributed the challenges to longstanding issues specified arsenic state shortages, bequest debts owed to state suppliers, and an o...