Power sector problem will be tackled soon, says Tinubu’s media aide Ajayi

A Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi, has said the challenges in the power sector confronting Nigeria would have been solved in the next three years.

Ajayi made this assurance while speaking as a guest on Twitter Space tagged ‘Analysing the first 100 days of President Tinubu’ hosted by Daily Trust on Wednesday, September 6.

The presidential spokesperson acknowledged that Tinubu met challenges from his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari.

He, however, said Tinubu cannot solve all the problems he inherited in 100 days, adding he should be given time, as he is working tirelessly to redirect Nigeria on the right track.

Ajayi stated: “Nobody is expecting that the president will turn water into wine in 100 days. The first 100 days are to set the tone, template, and direction for the government.”

Speaking about the perennial headache of the country which has been electricity, Tinubu’s media aide said Nigeria has no problem with the storage but distribution.

He stated: “In another two or three years, a major problem of the power would have been solved. In the next four years, our power sector would have been improved far better than what we have now.”

He equally said has done creditably well in managing the diversity of the country in his 100 days in office.

Ajayi said his diversity management has helped in the reduction of the agitation in some parts of the country.

The presidential aide said: “The President has done well in diversity management, and to some extent, it has reduced the agitation from a part of the country.”

He said Tinubu inherited a myriad of challenges from former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, but making efforts to fix them.

Ajayi stated that the appointment of service chiefs which cut across the major ethnic groups was one of the good scores by the president.

He said: “The immediate employment had lopsided appointments and a certain section of the country was not happy with it.

“In choosing services chiefs, he (Tinubu) makes sure it (appointment) reflects the diversity of the country. The agitation has come down. You cannot have development in an atmosphere of distraught.”

Speaking about the challenges, Ajayi added, “The man (Tinubu) can into the office to meet the problems of insecurity, inflation, and unemployment and these are issues he has been working to address. And one of the ways to address them is to free up capital.”