‘We now celebrate 30 minutes of light’ — Mary Njoku on Nigeria’s electricity crisis
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Njoku has voiced her discontent regarding the current state of electricity supply in Nigeria, highlighting a troubling trend where citizens now celebrate mere 30 minutes of power availability.
In a recent social media post, Njoku criticized the nation’s regression in a fundamental service, noting that as electricity costs continue to rise, public expectations have shifted dramatically. Reflecting on her four decades in the country, she remarked that the typical response to power outages has transformed from frustration to relief whenever 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,” Njoku stated.
She raised broader questions about the implications of this situation, asking whether Nigeria is genuinely making progress or merely adjusting to its ongoing challenges. “Are we actually making progress as a nation, or have we simply become better at surviving our failures?” she pondered.
