By: Beatitude
In a country where inconsistency seems to be the only consistent thing, Nigeria's National Grid has managed to outdo itself yet again by collapsing for the twelfth time this year. The news hit citizens like a bolt of lightning - a sensation quite familiar in a nation where power outages are as common as the sun rising in the east. 'o tun ti lule'
As the country grapples with the aftermath of yet another power failure, citizens are left to wonder: is the National Grid playing a cruel game of musical chairs, except in this case, the music stops much more frequently than anyone can keep up with?
In a bizarre turn of events today again, the National Grid seems to have developed a penchant for outdoing its own records - a feat that would be admirable if it weren't for the inconvenience it causes to the millions of Nigerians left in the dark, both literally and metaphorically.
The government's response to these repeated collapses has been nothing short of comical. With each incident, promises are made, fingers are pointed, and excuses are concocted faster than you can say "electricity bill." It's almost as if the officials are treating the National Grid as a wayward child who can't seem to grasp the concept of stability.
Meanwhile, citizens are left to fend for themselves, resorting to candles, generators, and perhaps a touch of dark humor to weather the storm - or rather, the lack thereof.
As we eagerly await the thirteenth collapse of the National Grid (because at this point, it's not a matter of if but when), one can't help but marvel at the sheer audacity of a system that fails at failing. It's a paradox of epic proportions, a tragicomedy that unfolds with all the predictability of a soap opera plot.
In the midst of this chaos, one thing remains certain: Nigeria's National Grid may falter, it may stumble, but it will never fail to keep us in the dark - both literally and figuratively.
And so, as we brace ourselves for the next inevitable collapse, one can't help but chuckle at the sheer irony of it all. After all, in a country where the only thing more reliable than the National Grid's failures is the people's resilience, perhaps we'll eventually learn to see the light - even if it's not coming from our light bulbs.
