{"id":224745,"date":"2026-05-08T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/224745\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:47:16","slug":"tegbe-denies-promising-to-fix-nigerias-power-grid-in-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/224745\/","title":{"rendered":"Tegbe Denies Promising to Fix Nigeria\u2019s Power Grid in Three Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/69f384b53a3d8.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            The Minister-Designate for Power and the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Joseph Tegbe, has denied reports claiming he promised to fix Nigeria\u2019s electricity grid within three months.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has continued to struggle with frequent grid collapses, poor power supply and outdated infrastructure, despite repeated reforms in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Tegbe&#8217;s alleged comments came as a relief to some, and a point to many looking to hold the Minister-Designate accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Tegbe made the clarification after comments linked to him circulated online following a recent interview on the country\u2019s power challenges.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, however, his remarks were misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never promised to fix the national grid in three months,\u201d he said, explaining that he only spoke about efforts to improve collaboration and investment in the power sector.<\/p>\n<p>He said his comments were taken out of context and stressed that solving Nigeria\u2019s electricity problems requires long-term planning and cooperation from different stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Tegbe explained that what he discussed was the possibility of beginning strategic interventions within a short period, not completely repairing the power system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I said was that significant steps could begin within that time if the right support and partnerships are in place,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Nigeria\u2019s electricity challenges have built up over many years and cannot be solved overnight.<\/p>\n<p>The official also pointed to ongoing discussions with Chinese investors and technical partners aimed at improving energy infrastructure across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said the focus is on increasing generation, strengthening transmission and expanding access to stable electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Tegbe urged Nigerians to avoid misinformation and rely on verified statements, noting that public expectations should be based on realistic timelines and practical solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minister-Designate for Power and the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Joseph Tegbe, has denied reports claiming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[6569,1028,311,6568,122,6567,264],"class_list":{"0":"post-224745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nigeria","8":"tag-conversation","9":"tag-current-affairs","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-lets-talk","12":"tag-nigeria","13":"tag-nigeria-info-fm","14":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116538562810801418","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}