The Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has criticised the Federal Government’s repeated rollout of a N3.3 trillion electricity intervention fund, describing it as politically motivated.
In a statement he signed, Shaibu alleged that the initiative was first introduced in 2024 during the EndBadGovernance protests as a response to mounting public pressure, and has now resurfaced amid growing opposition activity ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to him, the timing of the intervention suggests a pattern linked to political developments rather than genuine policy reform.
“In 2024, as Nigerians mobilised under the EndBadGovernance movement, the @officialABAT’s government suddenly unveiled a ₦3.3 trillion electricity intervention fund, an ‘emergency response’ to rising public pressure.
“Now, in 2027, as opposition forces rally under the ADC coalition with clear intent to challenge and displace this same administration, the government has once again reached for the exact same ₦3.3 trillion playbook.
“Certainly not a coincidence. It is becoming increasingly clear that ₦3.3 trillion is not a policy figure, it is a panic button.
“Each time the regime feels the ground shifting beneath it, it responds not with reform, but with headline-grabbing interventions designed to distract, pacify, and survive the moment.
“But Nigerians are wiser now. A government that repeats the same ‘emergency’ at every political threat is not solving problems—it is signalling distress.
“₦3.3 trillion is no longer an intervention figure. It is the alarm code of a sinking administration,” he said.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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