Nigerians demand resignation of Power Minister Tegbe

Nigerians, including civil society organizations, are calling for the resignation of Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe due to persistent electricity outages. They accuse him of incompetence and failing to address the worsening power situation.

Tegbe attributed the outages to planned maintenance at the Egbin Power Station and gas supply constraints affecting thermal power stations. He assured that power would be restored within 48 to 72 hours and mentioned efforts to improve gas supply and repair infrastructure.

The minister also announced the release of 98 out of 300 containers of transmission equipment stranded at ports for nearly 20 years, which is expected to aid in completing stalled projects and strengthening the grid. Despite these assurances, many Nigerians criticized his explanations on social media, with some calling for his resignation and describing the situation as unacceptable.

Yinka Folarin, the National President of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, labeled Tegbe's explanations as unsustainable and called for a more competent leader to manage the power sector.