A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Oke, has highlighted the core problems facing the country’s power sector.
In an interview with Arise Television, on Wednesday, the 28th of January, 2026, Oke emphasized that the issues in Nigeria’s power sector are largely human-induced.
He suggested that Nigeria should gradually transition away from the federal grid structure, noting that the legal framework governing the power sector already exists.
However, he stressed the importance of giving the law life, purpose, and meaning, pointing out that leadership challenges continue to hamper progress.
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“Our challenges are humans. As managers, as technical people, as drivers of these bonuses, as funding whatever we do in the sector, the challenge, or the power sector, is human unless and until we all decide to do the right thing, all of us, we’re still going to be struggling with this kind of challenge.
“The law is there, but we need to breathe life, meaning and purpose, into that law, to effectuate the law in the right manner, to help us.
“If you want a good result, you power your company with good people who can achieve result. If they are not achieving a result, you dispense with them.”