We used to call them NEPA(Never Expect Power Always) when I was a kid, as I grew older I found out they changed name to Never Expect Power At all ... During the last democratic administration names were changed again to Power Holding Company of Nigeria, as if it would really make a lot of difference(so we thought)... Rather they've always held the electrical power to themselves never distributing it for use by the people.
It's so frustrating that all businesses have to run on alternative power supply (generators).. everyone now manages their own power use by switching on/off the generators as they dim fit.
Let's not discuss the cost of this alternatives... it ain't heart warming at all. Homes too are not left out. Infact I overheard an elderly woman say She has to switch to her generating set whenever she wants to do any work on her computer so that she won't get the expected cut-off by NEPA/ Power holding(whatever..)
The new administration has made sure we are in more darkness(if there is anything like that) than in time past. I understand that His Excellency,The President even refuses to allow the generator to be switched on in the course of a meeting if there is power outage... all this to show solidarity with common people.
I recently read some stuff on the draw backs of the power sector and the fact that the major problem is that we do not have enough gas to power up the turbines(imagine with all the gas being flared). The major oil coys have sold out their gas productions for the next 10 years... so there is nothing to give for domestic use(i.e power turbines).
The whole scenerio is not painted nicely...
SOLUTION
The only way I know has always been to go back to God our Father... the one who has kept this nation from war and famine despite all odds.
Let's cry out to him to open the eyes of our understanding so we may know in which direction to go so as to see LIGHT... IN OUR NATION.
Ti.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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