Where is the change? - Bob Manuel asks Buhari

– Nollywood actor Bob Manuel has waded into the current economic crisis rocking the country
– He called on the Buhari-led government to bring the much desired change it promised

Veteran Nollywood actor, Bob Manuel has joined the list of entertainers who has lamented the suffering and anguish Nigerians
have been made to go through in the name of ‘change’.
In a chat with Punch, he called on the Buhari-led government to
bring the much desired change it promised.
The actor said due to the epileptic power supply in the country, he
may develop hypertension should he calculate how much he
spends buying fuel to power his generator.
READ ALSO: Eldee is sad about the Buhari-led government
Bob Manuel said, “My appeal to the government is to bring the much
desired change. Things are hard on Nigerians and we cannot continue
like this.

“People are suffering, there is no money. People are not smiling. These
days, you hear stories of food theft because of the bad situation of
things. All is not well for now.
” I now use generators more than most Nigerians. We have no choice
due to poor power supply in the country. I rely mostly on generator for
my power needs.
I cannot estimate how many hours I enjoy government power supply in
a day, sometimes there is electricity today, and tomorrow there is
none. It’s an on-and-off situation. Sometimes, there could be no power
for weeks and I often forget there’s anything called government power
supply. It’s just like what every other Nigerian experiences.
“I have three generators in my house. It is not deliberate and it is not
to prove being rich, but it is because of the condition we have found
ourselves in this country. I run one in the morning, one in the
afternoon and one in the night. By doing this, I will be able to lengthen
the lifespan of the generators. Of course, running the generator
throughout the day creates a deep hole in the pocket, but what can we
do with the epileptic power supply in the country?
“I have stopped calculating the amount. It is painful. You can just
imagine if someone is spending just N1,000 per day to run a generator,
in a month, you would have spent N30,000. Many Nigerians spend
more than that per month. Personally, if I calculate what I spend on
powering my generators, I will develop high blood pressure. I don’t
bother again and of course there is no hope that power supply in this
country will improve.
“No hope,” he echoed. “There is none and I will tell you why. The
issue of power supply in this country cannot be solved in a day. The
problem was caused by a particular set of people in this country who
don’t want to see things work. Twenty years ago, having a generator
was by choice, not something everybody had. Only a few people had it.
But things got worse afterwards and now the importation of generators
is big business and the importers are making billions of naira from it.
“Some of the importers are big people in this country who are doing
everything they can to not make power supply improve. Some of them
partially own the companies that manufacture generators. These
people are in the government and wield huge influence. I am
pessimistic we can succeed in getting good power supply again in this
country. If it is ever going to happen, it will involve the shedding of
blood because the cabal will be ready to do anything for their business
to keep thriving. I am putting this as a challenge to the government, let
them prove me wrong. We can never get stable power supply again in
this country,” the movie icon reinstated.
Just last week, ATL based rapper, Eldee expressed his
dissatisfaction with the Buhari-led government, stating that
President Buhari’s government is not the way forward for Nigeria
in a series of tweets insisting that it was a huge mistake to have
thought otherwise.

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By Pearleleeautos on Sunday, 21 August 2016