Power situation in Nigeria has worsened

Electricity supply in Nigeria has worsened considerably, declining drastically to an 11-month low, a report by NOIPolls Limited – an indigenous survey agency, has said.

According to the report, power supply ratings dropped by 13 points to an all-time low of 26 per cent for 2013.

It stated that the decline in power supply was highly pronounced in the month of November, adding that many Nigerians complained of poor electricity supply in the period under review.

The report reads in part, “The power situation has worsened considerably with a 13-point decline in the proportion of Nigerians that experienced improvement from October (39 per cent) to November (26 per cent). This represents the lowest power rating in 11 months.

“These were the key findings from the Governance Snap Poll conducted in the third week of November 2013.”

The report said the findings showed a general degenerated situation in power supply across Nigeria in spite of the recent privatisation drive.

It further stated that 50 per cent of the Nigerian adult population, which is about 43.7 million, approved of President Goodluck Jonathan’s performance in the past one month.

It said, “This represents a five-point decline in the proportion of Nigerians that approved of the President’s performance from October (55 per cent) to November (50 per cent).

“More findings reveal that the majority (45 per cent) are of the opinion that the current administration comprising the executive cabinet and state governors performed averagely and the proportion that gave a positive rating of the current administration experienced a three-point decline from October (33 per cent).”

According to the report, the results presented were the eleventh in the monthly series of governance polls conducted by NOIPolls to gauge the opinions and perceptions of Nigerians regarding three crucial elements – the approval rating of the President, the performance of the current administration, and the situation of power supply in the country.