President Bola Tinubu has promised to provide reliable electricity, create more job opportunities and reduce the cost of living as part of efforts to improve the country’s economy.
Tinubu made the pledge on Tuesday while addressing supporters at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.
Tinubu said the government would assist small-scale enterprises to boost economic activity and create more jobs.
“We will reduce the cost of living. We will provide reliable power, not the whole privatisation that is not working. We provide you with reliable power in this Nigeria,” Tinubu said.
“We will stimulate a stronger industrial base for our country. We will help nano, small-scale and medium-scale businesses. We will expand job opportunities for real income earners.”
Some states have experienced poor electricity supply, which Joseph Tegbe, minister of power, blamed on maintenance at Egbin power station, gas supply constraints, and sabotage of transmission lines.
During the 2023 electioneering, Tinubu promised Nigerians improved electricity supply and said they should not re-elect him if he failed to fulfil the promise, unless he could provide adequate reasons for his inability.
