Nigerians not requiring constant electricity, only need illumination during nighttime and morning hours" – Deji Adeyanju

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Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has stirred fresh conversation around Nigeria’s electricity challenges.

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Speaking during the The Honest Bunch Podcast, he argued that many Nigerians are not demanding round-the-clock power supply.

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Deji Adeyanju suggested that the average Nigerian’s expectations are modest and largely centered on convenience rather than constant electricity.

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“Nigerian don’t even want 24 hours light, can they even afford 24 hours light ? Nigerians just want to come home at 8pm and meet light so they won’t sweat when they sleep and also meet the light by 7am so they can iron thier cloths and then you can take the light and divert it to where factories are. Nigerians are not asking for much and they’re the easiest people to please. How can this be too much?” he said.

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His comments have since sparked mixed reactions, with some agreeing that stable electricity during critical hours would significantly improve daily living, while others argue that Nigerians deserve uninterrupted power supply like their counterparts in more developed economies.

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