Nigerians next year should collapse the ruling All progressives Congress same way the party has failed to address the incessant collapse of the national power grid, opposition leader Atiku Abubakar said today.

Mr Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, said all critical sectors of the Nigerian society are collapsing, and no solution came from the ruling party.

“My expectation is that Nigerians will collapse the ruling APC in kind via the ballot and enthrone a viable pathway for the New Nigeria of our dreams that will be united and stable, prosperous and awash with opportunities; secured and inclusive. As One, we can get it done,” Mr Abubakar said on Monday afternoon.

The national electricity grid collapsed on Sunday night, marking the 17th time of such disruption this year alone.

Mr Abubakar said the dire conditions could not continue for Nigerians, especially as the current administration rode to office on the campaign to fix the epileptic power supply.

“The darkness that has enveloped the nation in the last couple of days with the collapse of the national grid is a metaphor for the collapsing state of our nation: collapsing unity, collapsing security, collapsing economy, collapsing education, collapsing well-being and collapsing value of human life and dignity,” Mr Abubakar said.

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised his administration’s efforts towards addressing power challenges, saying multinational firms had been engaged in resolving the crisis.