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  • “If you have to change Nigeria’s situation, you have to change leadership”- Obasanjo tells Charly Boy (VIDEO)

    “If you have to change Nigeria’s situation, you have to change leadership”- Obasanjo tells Charly Boy (VIDEO)

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has informed veteran singer and social activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, that for Nigeria’s situation to change, there must be a change in leadership.

     

    In his words: “If you have to change Nigeria’s situation, you have to change leadership”.

     

    According to a video seen on Twitter, Obasanjo stated this yesterday during a lunch with Charly Boy and members of Frustrated Nigerian Youths.

     

    “Had lunch yesterday with Baba OBJ, as usual na Nigeria, leadership and the youths we dey talk about for hours. Nigerian youths we dey una hand,” Charly Boy said.

     

    While describing himself (Charly Boy) as the President of Frustrated Nigerian Youths, Obasanjo said “I am their father”.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Obasanjo had said he wants Peter Obi of Labour Party to win the 2023 presidential election.

     

    Obasanjo, who was in office under the People’s Democratic Party banner, has been a crucial player in campaigning for the south-eastern candidate in the north of Nigeria.

     

    See interview below:

    Charly Boy: If you were asked, maybe from the street, you don try everything- no job, no hope. The environment is so toxic. I don’t know what can grow in a toxic environment. If you were asked to advise that young Nigerian, Papa, what would you say- to keep their hope because we have a serious battle on our neck? Some people have lost hope.

     

    Obasanjo: That we are poor and frustrated is not the fault of God, it is the choice of our leaders. If you are going to change that situation, you have to change leadership. There is nobody who will do it other than the youths. My own baby is Nigeria that has a robust waist. And that is where I want to bid on, not any individual, who I know they will not achieve whatever they promise to achieve.”

     

    See video below:

  • National grid collapse catalyst for leadership change – Peter Obi

    National grid collapse catalyst for leadership change – Peter Obi

    Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has described reports of the national power grid has collapsed for the 6th time in 7 months as alarming.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Obi as saying such negative parameters are not only benchmarks for governance failure but a compelling catalyst for a leadership change.

    “Reports that the national power grid has collapsed for the 6th time in 7 months is alarming. Once again, many Nigerians have been left grope around in darkness without electricity.

    “Such negative parameters are not only benchmarks for governance failure but a compelling catalyst for leadership change.

    “Moreover, in a nation where many go the bed hungry, and national bakers going on strike is indicative of the high-stress level in both the productive realm of our economy and quality of life.

    “Also, for bread, one of the basic and affordable daily sustenance of the average Nigerian to become unavailable translates to a national crisis.

    “Government must live up to its statutory responsibilities to avert socio-economic incidents that induce extreme shock and stress on the national population,” the Labour Party presidential hopeful said.

    Restoration of national grid after collapse almost ready – TCN

    Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said restoration of the national grid was almost completed following its collapse on Wednesday.

    Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.

    Mbah said that the national grid experienced system disturbance at about 11:27 a.m. on Wednesday, but that its restoration was almost completed as at 11:00 p.m.

    ”The incident was a result of sudden drop in system frequency from 49.94  Hertz (HZ) to 47.36Hz, which created system instability,” she said.

    Hertz is a unit of frequency which replaces the earlier term of one cycle per second (cps).

    Mbah said that reports from the National Control Centre (NCC), revealed that the collapse was precipitated by the tripping of a unit with a load of 106 Megawatts (MW) in one of the generating stations due to “Exhaust over Temperature”

    She said the tripping pulled out other grid-connected units in the plant, which resulted in aggregated generation loss of 457MW.

    “A train of events ensued, culminating in the collapse of the national grid.

    “As obtainable in all systems, when a component of the electric power system is defective, the entire configuration is vitiated,” she said

    Mbah said investigation was going on to establish the cause of the failure.

    She said the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) appreciated the understanding of the government and consumers of electricity within and outside the country.

    Mbah said that NESI was committed to leveraging on interventions instituted thus far to enhance power supply reliability.