Nigeria is in a severe crisis. They have a shortage of power which is causing lots of chaos to the country, economically and socially. Social wise, families are dying because of poor quality electricity and power sets. Last month, a 75 year old man, his wife, and four family members were found dead due to fume inhalation from their electricity generating set. Economically, the president, Mr. Umaru Yar'Adua, said that electric power would be his priority, except there is not much advancement. There are so many generators around Nigeria. In fact, the amount of generators in just Lagos and Abuja alone could power all of Nigeria. People in affluent parts of town are using up energy from generators over selfish and unreasonable matters. The use of generators should be limited because of how expensive they are becoming and because it is causing stress among the country.
This article relates back to what we've been studying by economic and social stresses. Also, political powers aren't doing anything to help this crucial problem. The nation is in a crisis because its leaders have failed to solve the problem although the president has acknowledge they are in a "state of emergency." The government itself is unwilling to sacrifice for the common good of the country which is the attitude of the entire country. No one is willing to give a little of what they have to benefit the whole. The main problem is management inefficiency, lack of maintainance of the generators that they do have, and the lack of spirit of working toward a common goal. If Nigeria is to survive as a modern nation, it must figure out a way to meet its electrical needs with an uninterrupted power supply.
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