The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has insisted that President Bola Tinubu remains committed to fulfilling his campaign promise to end estimated electricity billing and improve power supply in the country.
The council said the President’s 2023 campaign pledge should be considered in its full context, including his commitment to provide adequate explanations to Nigerians if he fails to deliver on the promise before seeking re-election.
Spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Alake, stated this in a press statement issued on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Tinubu, while addressing members of the Organised Private Sector in Lagos ahead of the 2023 general elections, had promised to end estimated billing and ensure stable and reliable electricity supply.
He had said: “Whichever way, by all means necessary, you will have electricity, and you will not pay for estimated bills anymore. A promise made will be a promise kept. If I don’t keep the promise and I come for a second term, don’t vote for me, unless I give you adequate reasons why I couldn’t deliver.”
However, the council said some recent public commentary had quoted the pledge without including the President’s concluding qualification that he would provide adequate reasons if he failed to fulfil the promise.
Highlighting the administration’s achievements in the power sector, Alake said Tinubu signed the Electricity Act, 2023, on June 9, less than two weeks after assuming office, thereby allowing state governments to participate in electricity generation, transmission and distribution.
He listed Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Ekiti, Oyo, Kaduna and Niger as states that had established their own electricity regulatory agencies to take advantage of the legislation.
The council also said the administration had introduced the Presidential Metering Initiative to address the country’s metering gap, adding that more than 1.5 million customers had been metered under the programme in the last three years.
It further disclosed that the government had established a N4 trillion bond programme to settle verified legacy debts owed to 21 electricity generation and gas companies.
According to the statement, the first and second tranches of the programme had raised over N1.2 trillion to settle part of the outstanding debts.
Alake said the intervention had helped reduce investment risks in the electricity market, citing recent investments by Geregu Power Plc in new transformers to improve operations at its Geregu 1 Power Plant.
He also noted that the administration had reviewed the Presidential Power Initiative inherited from former President Muhammadu Buhari and signed an acceleration agreement with German partners in December 2023 to fast-track projects aimed at strengthening the national transmission grid.
The statement added that the Federal Executive Council approved the first batch of five Transmission Company of Nigeria substations for upgrade in December 2024, while another batch involving the construction of eight new substations and upgrade of four existing ones was approved in June 2026.
On electricity tariffs, the APC spokesperson said the administration had introduced service bands with different tariffs to improve the financial viability of electricity distribution companies while reducing the government’s burden of electricity subsidies.
He added that the government was also implementing measures to protect low-income households and expand access to electricity through solar power projects in universities, hospitals and rural communities.
The statement further disclosed that plans were underway to modernise the Osogbo Grid Control Centre and construct an East-West super grid.
Alake acknowledged that resolving Nigeria’s electricity challenges remained an ongoing task but maintained that Tinubu had not abandoned his commitment to reforming the sector.
He said the President would present his scorecard in the power sector and explain outstanding challenges to Nigerians as he seeks a second term in office.
