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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, has made a u-turn over his comment on the alleged collapse of the national grid.

Following blackouts experienced in parts of Lagos on Saturday, Obi in a post on X said the incessant fall of the grid which happened 12 times in 2024 has subjected Nigerians to ‘untold setback and hardship.’

He said despite borrowing over $3.23 billion in the last four years to fix its electricity problems, the recurrent occurrences of grid collapse have continued to mar the nation’s power sector.

But he faced backlash from many Nigerians who accused him of not ing issues before reacting to them.

Obi thereafter reversed his stance, saying his initial comment was based on reports from reputable media platforms.

In a follow-up post on X, Obi said he has learnt that there was no grid collapse following clarifications by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the matter.

“Following my earlier message regarding the alleged collapse of the National Grid, which was based on reports from reputable media platforms, I have since learned that there was no such collapse. Instead, the incident involved the tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho lines, which affected the Lagos axis.
“I appreciate the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for their prompt clarification on the matter.

“I sincerely hope we will prioritize enhancing our infrastructure in the power sector and remain committed to improving power generation to meet the growing needs of over 200 million Nigerians.”

Earlier, the TCN clarified that the outage was caused by tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho lines indicating that the claims about grid collapse was fake news.

Following my earlier message regarding the alleged collapse of the National Grid, which was based on reports from reputable media platforms, I have since learned that there was no such collapse. Instead, the incident involved the tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho… https:///QzQ87q70JY
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) January 12, 2025

His previous tweet:

National grid collapse is now a recurring decimal.
I have just read the reports of the collapse of our national grid, just 11 days into the new year.
Most of last year, we faced recurrent national grid collapses. That occurred about 12 times in the year.
The untold setback…
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) January 11, 2025

https://www.channelstv.com/2025/01/12/peter-obi-makes-u-turn-over-comment-on-alleged-grid-collapse/

A wise man is he who tarries to speak, prideful in seeking knowledge lest he appears as a fool. Peter Obi lacks this quality, he just wants to feed his online mobs to keep them attacking the Government. Now, that Nigerians are beginning to give him serious backlash, he is gradually getting back his common sense.
Peter Obi should stop leaking his mouth like a basket mouth and get a more sensible media team. The fear of Felix Morka Is the beginning of wisdom.

Motormouth.

Mouth wey be like generator.

This pandora fraud go just dey do cho cho cho cho everywhere all the time, now what the fvck is this nonsense? Meanwhile, his handle mops have gone to discuss the lie in their ummuna meeting.

Peter Obi is scoring own goal.


-Kiss the truth!

Mumu peter obi always think everyone is like his illiterate Obidients

Felix Morka was right about peter obi, You are beginning to sound like Tegwolo. It seems to me you are out there to shop for bad news.

Nice one from Peter Obi

Obi is the best as there is STRENGTH in acknowledging one's error. Unlike the ones that plunged Nigeria in economic meltdown but refused to own up to their incompetence.

The gross misyarned can be equate to policy summersaulted from Obi.

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Blame those who publish the fake news at first, PO does not own or publish news, he only reacts to it

He is human and bound to make mistakes!

Nevertheless, that does not make him less competent than the corpse in Aso rock

He's a confused MOFO.
When you are only interested in cheap attention hence doing cho cho cho all over the place, this is what is bound to happen to you.
Cheap attention seeking MOFO.

Blogger Obi
Sad news Obi
Black clothes Obi
Tribalistic Obi

zero8zero:
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, has made a u-turn over his comment on the alleged collapse of the national grid.[/b]m
I only see man accepting his faults

Following blackouts experienced in parts of Lagos on Saturday, Obi in a post on X said the incessant fall of the grid which happened 12 times in 2024 has subjected Nigerians to ‘untold setback and hardship.’

He said despite borrowing over $3.23 billion in the last four years to fix its electricity problems, the recurrent occurrences of grid collapse have continued to mar the nation’s power sector.

[b]But he faced backlash from many Nigerians who accused him of not ing issues before reacting to them.

Obi thereafter reversed his stance, saying his initial comment was based on reports from reputable media platforms.

In a follow-up post on X, Obi said he has learnt that there was no grid collapse following clarifications by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the matter.

“Following my earlier message regarding the alleged collapse of the National Grid, which was based on reports from reputable media platforms, I have since learned that there was no such collapse. Instead, the incident involved the tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho lines, which affected the Lagos axis.
“I appreciate the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for their prompt clarification on the matter.

“I sincerely hope we will prioritize enhancing our infrastructure in the power sector and remain committed to improving power generation to meet the growing needs of over 200 million Nigerians.”

Earlier, the TCN clarified that the outage was caused by tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho lines indicating that the claims about grid collapse was fake news.



His previous tweet:


https://www.channelstv.com/2025/01/12/peter-obi-makes-u-turn-over-comment-on-alleged-grid-collapse/

zero8zero:
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, has made a u-turn over his comment on the alleged collapse of the national grid.

Following blackouts experienced in parts of Lagos on Saturday, Obi in a post on X said the incessant fall of the grid which happened 12 times in 2024 has subjected Nigerians to ‘untold setback and hardship.’

He said despite borrowing over $3.23 billion in the last four years to fix its electricity problems, the recurrent occurrences of grid collapse have continued to mar the nation’s power sector.

But he faced backlash from many Nigerians who accused him of not ing issues before reacting to them.

Obi thereafter reversed his stance, saying his initial comment was based on reports from reputable media platforms.

In a follow-up post on X, Obi said he has learnt that there was no grid collapse following clarifications by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the matter.

“Following my earlier message regarding the alleged collapse of the National Grid, which was based on reports from reputable media platforms, I have since learned that there was no such collapse. Instead, the incident involved the tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho lines, which affected the Lagos axis.
“I appreciate the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for their prompt clarification on the matter.

“I sincerely hope we will prioritize enhancing our infrastructure in the power sector and remain committed to improving power generation to meet the growing needs of over 200 million Nigerians.”

Earlier, the TCN clarified that the outage was caused by tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho lines indicating that the claims about grid collapse was fake news.



His previous tweet:


https://www.channelstv.com/2025/01/12/peter-obi-makes-u-turn-over-comment-on-alleged-grid-collapse/

Several media houses reported that the national grid collapsed; OBI simply reacted to a report which was all over the news.

Not surprised that a certain group of lousy individuals are attacking OBI instead of the media houses who published wrong info.

Cho cho cho

Error prone.

The consequences of 'Talking /Tweeting' too much.

Eventually, you get monotonous and your words hold no water anymore.

There's power in silence sometimes. Peter Obi should try it.

Weekly twits has made him the butt of jokes.
How are we sure oga is not farming on twitter for engagements rating and impressions. 🤣

This Tinubu attack dogs and agbadorians should be wary of how they criticize Obi for his gaffe because there is a 99 percent chance that the grid will actually collapse before the end of January and go on to collapse 20 times in 2025.

So the government needs to get to serious work and prove we "naysayers" and "haters of Nigeria" wrong.

This was one of the reasons he graduated with 3rd class..

Dude is too dull to differentiate reality from fiction..

Abeg who get beta streaming link for dis supa elclassico

See comment sha. Smh 🤦‍♂️

iamherenow10:
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Blame those who publish the fake news at first, PO does not own or publish news, he only reacts to it

Apprentice Cho Cho Cho, but your oga already made u-turn wetin come be your own?

Thewrath:
Believe this yoruba govt at your own peril…like are we expecting govt to it to its failures and incompetences?

The grid collapsed has become to frequent, making it difficult to defend,so they resort to lieing as usual!

zero8zero:
A wise man is he who tarries to speak, prideful in seeking knowledge lest he appears as a fool. Peter Obi lacks this quality, he just wants to feed his online mobs to keep them attacking the Government. Now, that Nigerians are beginning to give him serious backlash, he is gradually getting back his common sense.
Peter Obi should stop leaking his mouth like a basket mouth and get a more sensible media team. The fear of Felix Morka Is the beginning of wisdom.

A wise man is one who, when confronted with evidence that his earlier statement was incorrect, promptly adjusts his opinion without hesitation. Additionally, he possesses the humility to acknowledge his mistakes, the courage to embrace the truth, and the discernment to learn and grow from every experience. In this case, Obi did well.

You see that depending on who you ask, this could be interpreted differently to suit a certain narrative.