Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Mary Njoku, has expressed frustration over Nigeria’s worsening electricity situation, lamenting that citizens have reached a point where they celebrate as little as 30 minutes of power supply.
The actress raised concerns in a social media post, questioning the country’s progress despite rising electricity costs and continued poor power supply.
Reflecting on her 40 years in Nigeria, Njoku noted how public expectations had changed over time, with citizens moving from complaining whenever electricity went off to celebrating whenever it was restored.
“In my four decades in Nigeria, I’ve gone from complaining when the lights went off to celebrating when they come on!” she wrote.
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She further questioned whether the country was genuinely making progress or had simply become accustomed to enduring persistent challenges.
“Are we actually making progress as a nation, or have we simply become better at surviving our failures?” she asked.
Njoku also highlighted the contrast between rapid technological advancements across the world and Nigeria’s electricity challenges, observing that citizens have seemingly lowered their expectations from having uninterrupted power to celebrating just 30 minutes of electricity.
Her comments have once again drawn attention to the country’s persistent power supply crisis and the growing frustration among Nigerians over unreliable electricity.
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