El Niño: Nigerian govt knows danger, yet no light – Utomi blasts Tinubu over blackout

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‎A professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has blasted the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the worsening electricity crisis in Nigeria.

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‎In a post on his verified X handle on Sunday, Utomi warned that millions of citizens have been left without power supply even as the El Niño climate threat approaches.

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‎He said the people who have plunged Nigeria into the electricity crisis are fully aware of the El Niño warnings and the danger the climate phenomenon could pose to the country.

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‎”They know what is coming; they know Nigeria is among the countries that could be affected, yet millions of citizens have gone weeks without a reliable electricity supply,” Utomi said.

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‎Utomi further stated that this is what happens when those entrusted with public power become so detached from the suffering of the people.

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‎According to him, a government that cannot guarantee its citizens reliable electricity in the face of an approaching climate threat has a lot of explanation to give.

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‎He said the ordinary Nigerian cannot continue to be treated as an afterthought.

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