There should be presidential election every day!

There was power supply everywhere in the Federal Capital Territory, even in Mpape where is a rarity. I moved from one polling unit to another as an independent observer to see things for myself about the conduct of the elections and the places I was able to cover had power supply. These places include Maitama, […]

There was power supply everywhere in the Federal Capital Territory, even in Mpape where is a rarity. I moved from one polling unit to another as an independent observer to see things for myself about the conduct of the elections and the places I was able to cover had power supply. These places include Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse, Nyanya and Mpape.
This calls for some questions. Why have we not been getting steady power supply before Election Day? Why was there supply on Election Day? Can we continue enjoying power supply even after the elections? These questions should be answered by the government.
If there would always be power supply only on the day for Presidential and National Assembly elections, then, everyday should be regarded or considered to be Presidential and National Assemblies Elections Day in the country. However, if that is so, there would be increase in productivity by different companies in the country that can’t survive without electricity. In that case, there would be improvement in the nation’s economy; there would be employment for the youths; students won’t be protesting for the lack of power supply in their hostels; communities won’t be attacking PHCN workers, now in the hands of  private investors,  for the lack of power supply in their areas; people from other countries would come to invest in Nigeria; may be Barack Obama would visit Nigeria because it is obvious he doesn’t like darkness, and that’s one of the reasons why he is yet to visit Nigeria since he was elected president of the United States. If there is constant power supply as it was on Saturday, March 28, 2015, there’ll be a lot of positive changes in the country and we (Nigerians) will all benefit from it.
Constant power supply to Nigerians is not negotiable. It is our right to have uninterrupted power supply and it is a duty and responsibility of our government to provide us with power, and let it be constant and stable.

Awunah Pius Terwase, Benue State University, Makurdi