Highlighting stable electricity as the ultimate catalyst for industrial growth, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has called on the people of Edo State to back President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office.
Addressing a massive crowd of party faithful on Thursday at the Benin Township Stadium during the APC presidential campaign rally, the former Edo State governor and Deputy Director-General of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council argued that continuity is essential to reap the full benefits of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Oshiomhole pointedly criticized past administrations for mismanaging the nation’s power sector, blaming defective billing systems and poorly structured electricity distribution models for the lingering energy crisis. Sharing his own frustrations from his time as governor, he noted how state funds used to purchase transformers for distribution companies yielded no visible improvement in public electricity supply.
”Being a pharmacist and the wife of a former banker, between the two they destroyed our power delivery system. They introduced a flawed billing system. I spent a dozen government money to buy transformers to support these distribution companies, and yet once you do it, it became their property and they never gave us light,” he said.
Moving past past grievances, Oshiomhole drew attention to President Tinubu’s clear, documented roadmap for a radical restructuring of the power sector in his next administration. He emphasized that reliable electricity will unleash Nigerian ingenuity, revive the comatose manufacturing sector, and generate much-needed employment.
”The good news is not to lament what they failed to do. The good news is to assure you in the manifesto, written black and white by the President, the next phase will ensure that power is radically reformed. When there is power, a lot of people are resourceful. So I think with the power reform, the Nigerian economy will change, the manufacturing sector will come up, and every other thing will be fine. We just need to create jobs. We need to reinforce distribution of the gains of the reforms,” Oshiomhole stated.
The APC campaign maintains that giving President Tinubu another four-year mandate will provide the necessary runway to cement economic recovery, bolster manufacturing, and secure long-term prosperity for Nigerians.
