About LightUpNigeria
LightUpNigeria is a movement advocating for constant electric power to Nigerian homes and businesses.
For over 3 decades, due to a combination of the failure of government, corruption and sabotage, electricity supply to the Nigeria people has been inconsistent and abysmal.
#Lightupnigeria is targetting its advocacy at the Federal, State and Local governments to make sustainable power generation and supply a priority.
Advocacy is also targetted at investors, who, empowered by a new act deregulating the power sector in Nigeria, can contribute profitably to help generate power to fill Nigeria’s energy requirements.
#LightupNigeria also seeks to engage citizens who’s responsibility it is not only to continue to demand a sustainable solution to the power problem but to ensure that investments in the power sector do not fall prey to sabotage or corruption.
LightUpNigeria is not a political campaign or organization; everyone in Nigeria is affected by the lack of constant power supply so everyone in Nigeria is part of the movement. Living without constant power supply has become synonymous with being Nigerian. Expatriates and repatriates alike often cite the power outages as one of their reasons for being reluctant to relocate to Nigeria. It has been proven that Nigeria looses out daily on new investment and business opportunities due to the inherent power issues.
The manufacturing, telecommunications, public health, and media industries are but a few of the industries currently being crippled by the lack of power in Nigeria. LightUpNigeria is spreading a simple message „Enough is Enough’. LightUpNigeria wishes to use one universal voice to raise awareness globally through every and any platform available. The movement is demanding action from the Nigerian government and political office holders, both at the local, state and federal levels, to solve the power supply problem.
LightUpNigeria requests that:
+ A clear target of a minimum of 300 Watts per Capita by 2015 be included in the power bill
+ A clear plan with timelines showing when each megawatt will be added to the grid be made available to every Nigerian
+ An act of power in both legislative houses be created which will make the power supply problem in Nigeria a national priority
+ The Nigerian government, both at the local, state and federal levels, adjusts budgets and spending to make supplying power to Nigerians a priority.
+ Credible, recognized industry experts and proven managerial resources be appointed to the power sector to bolster the human capacity
+ The Nigerian government, both at the local, state and federal levels, to enhance the generation, transmission, distribution and storage of electrical power and its sources.
