It’s 2016, Why’s There Still No Power? Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi Tweets What a Lot of Nigerians are Thinking

This weekend Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi echoed a lot of Nigerians’ sentiments about the serious lack of electricity.

We have too little power to live comfortably or run our businesses, and she got the short end of the stick this weekend.

Read below.

Pls indicate what your power supply situation is now . There has been no electricity for the past three days t mine . I threw food out

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016

A lot of people agreed, that there hasn’t been light at theirs for days or even weeks.

Didn’t have light for two weeks recently https://t.co/wG5Ndk9I4F

— Adey (@ItsAdey) February 20, 2016

2weeks: theres power for 30 minutes over every 2days. Sufficient to pump water. Only cook when you’re eating https://t.co/gdSNGTAOYV

— ThatsHe (@_ThatShe_) February 20, 2016

Woke up sweating this morning . #notsexy – My generator has an attitude ??

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016

Why can’t we just get basic ish right ? 2016 and we still struggling with power supply . SMH #thisnaijastrugglelife

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016

You work so hard to survive and the environment is not encouraging . The govt confused ……the people bitter ….#thisnaijastrugglelife

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016

My neighbor just knocked on my door to say there is power. I let out the longest hiss I’ve heard . She found it hilarious

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016

We would rather gossip here than hold our govt accountable . Let’s ask them what’s going on? Let such things trend

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016

They took it again. I kid you not this motherf***er’s took the power again ??

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016

They’ve brought it back . I’ve put on every AC . Sleeping without AC for one night will do this to you ?

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) February 20, 2016