President Bola Tinubu has again promised Nigerians reliable electricity more than three years after he asked them not to re-elect him if he failed to deliver a stable power supply.

Mr Tinubu repeated his promise to fix Nigeria’s power crisis at his presidential campaign rally in Jigawa on Tuesday.

“We will lower the cost of living for security. We will provide reliable power. Not the origination that is not working. We will provide you with reliable power in Nigeria,” Mr Tinubu said.

Mr Tinubu’s promise to deliver reliable power supply to Nigerians comes as he woos them to vote for him for a second term, almost four years after he said they should reject him if he fails to deliver on power supply.

“Whichever way, by all means necessary, we must have electricity, and you will not pay estimated billing anymore.

“A promise made will be a promise kept. If I don’t keep the promise, if I come back for a second term, don’t vote for me,” Mr Tinubu had said during his campaign in 2023.

Earlier on Tuesday, Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe said the federal government is targeting 20,000 megawatts of electricity generation within the next three to five years.

Mr Tegbe said the government was pursuing a long-term strategy to expand generation capacity, strengthen transmission infrastructure, develop renewable energy and attract more private sector investment.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) last week attributed the poor power supply experienced nationwide to lack of rainfall and low gas supply.