The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of Nigeria’s power sector, insisting that his 2023 campaign promise on electricity delivery should be used to assess his administration’s performance ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The council made its position known in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, while reacting to comments by Dele Alake, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council.
The ADC-PCC described Alake’s explanation of Tinubu’s earlier electricity pledge as an attempt to reinterpret a commitment it said was clearly made during the 2023 presidential campaign.
According to the council, Tinubu had told Nigerians not to re-elect him if he failed to deliver electricity during his first term in office.
It argued that the President’s statement was straightforward and should not be diluted through selective quotations or lengthy explanations.
The council said Nigerians were still struggling with unreliable electricity supply more than three years after the promise was made.
It also accused the administration of increasing electricity costs without delivering corresponding improvements in supply, noting that many households and businesses were finding it increasingly difficult to afford power.
The ADC-PCC further claimed that some hospitality businesses had resorted to rationing electricity, including switching off power for guests during daytime hours, in a bid to manage operating expenses.
It also criticised the electricity tariff classifications introduced under the Band A, B, C and other categories, arguing that consumers were paying more without consistently receiving reliable service.
On the government’s metering efforts, the council questioned the effectiveness of the Presidential Metering Initiative, alleging that many electricity consumers were still being subjected to estimated billing despite the programme.
The campaign council also dismissed references to the Electricity Act and government bond programmes as insufficient responses to concerns about the country’s power supply.
It maintained that legislative reforms and financing arrangements would only matter to Nigerians if they resulted in electricity that was affordable and consistently available to homes, factories and businesses.
“An Act is not electricity. A bond prospectus does not power homes and factories. Nigerians cannot eat statutes. What Nigerians need is electricity that works, not another round of explanations and publicity,” the statement said.
The ADC-PCC added that rising electricity tariffs and persistent outages were placing further pressure on manufacturers, small businesses and households already dealing with increasing operating costs.
It therefore challenged the APC to address the President’s 2023 pledge directly rather than focus on defending his statement.
The council said the January 16, 2027 general election would give Nigerians an opportunity to assess the administration’s performance against its campaign promises and decide whether it deserved another mandate.
The criticism comes amid continued public debate over electricity supply, tariffs, metering and the broader reforms introduced in Nigeria’s power sector.
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