We are tired of being spoon fed electricity. We want it for real always there and always available just like the air we breathe. I am not sure if there was any point in Nigeria's history when light had always been there without it being interrupted. For how long would we continue in such a deplorable state this is not acceptable and it is our duty to change the way things work. We have to be daring and have a sincere desire to change things. This is about everything in this nation the issue of power cuts across every sector and every strata of the society this is why it cannot be taken with levity. People have died because there was no power in the hospital to help sustain them, companies are closing down or moving to neighbouring countries because of this same issue taking away the jobs and the lively hood of people and we continue to watch and stare complaining in our homes but unable to speak out promptly and unequivocally. This is why we are embarking on this walk for light and with this virtual walk. Our desire is this that the government break the monopoly of PHCN in the distribution of power to allow for private sector involvement just as this was done in the telecommunications sector in the case of NITEL (remember then?) and the number of phone lines grew from a miserly 400000 lines to an African record of 67 million lines. we believe this is possible and is one of the very many solutions to the epileptic power supply this nation is grappling with. The issue of constant power supply is not strange, many nations around the world have done it and are living in the reality of it even our neighbouring country Ghana is far past celebrating 1 year of uninterrupted power supply. Please Nigeria be the giant that you truly are. Lets WALK the TALK.
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