Actress Mary Njoku Bemoans Nigeria's Power Sector, Questions National Progress

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Njoku has expressed deep frustration over the state of electricity in Nigeria, questioning how a nation can move backwards on such a basic necessity while the cost continues to rise.

In a post shared on her Instagram page on Friday, she reflected on the country's deteriorating infrastructure and the public's resigned attitude towards it.

Njoku noted that in her four decades of living in Nigeria, the collective mindset has shifted drastically. She stated that citizens have gone from complaining when the lights go out to actively celebrating when they come on.

The actress questioned if the country is genuinely making progress as a nation, or if Nigerians have simply become better at surviving systemic failures.

In the caption accompanying the post, Njoku pointed out that while technology has advanced globally, Nigeria has regressed. She noted that the standard has fallen so low that citizens have gone from complaining about thirty minutes of darkness to accepting a mere thirty minutes of light.

She wrote:
"How does a country move backwards on something as basic and essential as electricity while the cost keeps going up?"

"In my four decades in Nigeria, I've gone from complaining when the lights went off to celebrating when they come on!"

"Are we actually making progress as a nation, or have we simply become better at surviving our FAILURES?"

"Technology has advanced. The world has moved forward. Yet somehow in Nigeria, we’ve gone from complaining about 30mins of darkness to accepting 30 minutes of light."