Makinde asks Tinubu to explain electricity pledge as criticism grows
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for a pledge to improve Nigeria’s electricity supply. Premium Times reported that the promise has become a subject of political criticism as the country approaches the 2027 presidential election, without providing further details of Makinde’s remarks.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for his promise to improve Nigeria’s electricity supply, Premium Times reported. The criticism concerns Mr Tinubu’s pledge to fix the country’s power sector. The supplied report does not quote the governor directly or state when or where he made the challenge.
According to the report, the president’s promise has become a point of political criticism as Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election. No details were provided in the available material about the specific electricity targets involved, the government’s response, or the current status of the pledge. The report places Makinde’s intervention within an emerging political debate over the federal government’s record and commitments on electricity.
It does not provide further claims from either the governor or the presidency.
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