‘Lack of electricity makes people engage their wives early, doubles population’ – Fayose

‎The chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ayodele Fayose, has linked Nigeria’s rising population to the lack of electricity, saying poor power supply forces people to stay indoors at night.

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‎Fayose made the remark during a chat with Arise News, where he explained that the absence of electricity limits nightlife and other forms of recreation, leaving people with fewer alternatives in the evening.

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‎He said, “Why you don’t address this issue of electricity? The people at that level have no alternative attraction. Nothing else matters to them. After 7 o’clock, it gets dark there.”

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‎According to him, people resort to staying at home and going to bed early because there are limited entertainment options after dark.

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‎He added, “Everybody is engaging their wives. And the population simply becomes double. The simple problem is because there is a lack of electricity.”

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‎Fayose said an improved electricity supply would change people’s evening routines by creating opportunities for nightlife and other activities.

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‎“Their mind is simply prepared that, well, if this is the only available recreation, let me remain here. But when we address this electricity, there will be nightlife,” he said.

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