‘We now celebrate 30 minutes of light’ — Mary Njoku on Nigeria’s electricity crisis
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Mary Njoku, has condemned Nigeria’s electricity situation, saying the country has regressed to a point where citizens celebrate just 30 minutes of power supply. Njoku, in a social media post, questioned how a country could move backwards on such a basic necessity while electricity costs continue to rise. Reflecting on her […] ‘We now celebrate 30 minutes of light’…
Veteran Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Njoku has criticized Nigeria's electricity situation, stating that the country has regressed to a point where citizens now celebrate only 30 minutes of power supply. In a recent social media post, Njoku questioned how a nation could regress on such a basic necessity while electricity costs keep rising.
Reflecting on her four decades in Nigeria, the actress noted that public expectations had shifted from complaining about power outages to celebrating when electricity is 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. Njoku also raised concerns about whether Nigeria is making progress or simply becoming accustomed to its failures.
"Are we actually making progress as a nation, or have we simply become better at surviving our failures?" she asked. Njoku lamented that while technology has advanced globally, Nigerians have moved from complaining about 30 minutes of darkness to accepting just 30 minutes of electricity.
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