No be small matter o, my people! New study don drop wey talk say if Nigeria wan optimize improve her electricity wahala, we gatz check wetin dey inside the deal with foreign donors. E come from Energy Research & Social Science Journal, and the person wey write am, na Monica Maduekwe, wey be the brain behind PUTTRU.
This study no just dey slack, e dey yan about how countries like Nigeria and other West African countries dey handle their power sector under financial pressure. As e be, when dem no get cash, dem fit accept aid wey go shortchange dem in the long run. E fit show well for paper but when you check am for ground, na different gist.
So according to the research, financial stress dey make countries dey accept bad terms wey go hinder dem from planning well for future. Dem talk say, ‘aid wey suppose help dem fit turn to burden, because the terms wey dem agree fit lock the power sector for correct cycle of reform wey no dey bring beta improvement.’
Nigeria suppose begin shine her eye well, because as the study talk, na dem wey dey owe heavy debt and dey rely on aid dey suffer pass when e reach negotiation table. E no good at all! Dem dey give conditions wey sound sweet for now, but later e go scatter everything wey dem dey try build.
The yawa wey this study talk na feedback loop wey dey occur. As Nigeria dey under financial pressure, dem dey lose negotiating power, which go make dem accept terms wey go weaken governance and institutions. E be like chain reaction wey fit end for wahala.
Monica Maduekwe don call on Nigeria and other countries wey dey receive aid to start dey handle their negotiation with sense, especially when money no dey flow well. Make dem sabi wetin dem fit negotiate and target better condition wey go help long-term growth.
PUTTRU dey try to change the game, dem be the number one financial solution provider for the energy sector in Africa. So e dey clear say if Nigeria wan free herself from this kind wahala, dem gatz begin think better!
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