'Your excuses cannot light single home' - Atiku knocks Tinubu over blackout

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu implicit the worsening energy concern successful the country.

In a connection by his elder media aide, Phrank Shuaibu, connected Sunday, Atiku said Tinubu's energy excuses cannot airy a azygous location successful Nigeria.

He said Nigerians are bushed of excuses and propaganda from the Tinubu administration, portion millions of homes and businesses stay successful full darkness.

According to him, alternatively of fixing the powerfulness sector, the Tinubu authorities has continued to springiness excuses for its failure, contempt expanding energy tariffs.

"Tinubu's energy excuses cannot airy a azygous home. Nigerians request light, not excuses.

"Across Nigeria, consumers are placed successful Bands A, B, C, D and E and charged antithetic rates. In galore areas, Band A customers wage astir N209.50 per portion earlier VAT.

"Rates for the different bands alteration by authorities and energy provider. Yet crossed each band, the aforesaid hardship endures: the powerfulness fails, but the measure arrives. No household should person to measurement the outgo of energy against the outgo of food. No concern should beryllium near to wage much portion receiving less.

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