President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria expressed shame over the country's 4.5 gigawatts of power capacity.
According to The Punch, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, made this statement.
He made the statement during the inauguration of a 31-member Presidential Economic Coordination Council at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
The recent statement by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, shared by The Punch on its verified Twitter page, has generated numerous reactions from Nigerians on social media.
In President Bola Tinubu's words, he said, "As a nation, it is so shameful that we have about 4.5 gigawatts. We must increase our oil production too to 2 million barrels per day within the next few months. Remove all barriers hindering investments into the sector to enhance competitiveness. We’ve had a challenge thrown at us and all of us will have to be careful."