My people, hear me well! Na serious matter wey just happen for South Africa as electricity don gree come back for Nigerian High Commission wey dey for Pretoria. Na wetin follow as dem don finally settle the outstanding utility bills wey dem owe. You sabi as e be, vibes dey flow, but no light no gree make anybody shine.
Na di Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya, na im first yarn the gist when dem cut power enter Monday because di Nigerian mission no pay dem utility bills. E even talk for X, say dem don disconnect light as per di mission no gree clear di debts wey dey to di city. Na wah o! ‘#TshwaneYaTima: We don cut electricity for di High Commission of Federal Republic of Nigeria,’ she yarn. E come post photo wey show where dem don do wetin dem do.
Di Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Naija, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, talk say wetin cause di wahala na di delay wey dey for di passage of di national budget. ‘If dem say Nigeria no pay for January, e mean say budget no come out, and we no get money to pay,’ na wetin Ebienfa talk. He assure people say dem dey work am with di mission and di South African authorities to resolve di palava sharp sharp.
After some hustle, di Ministry come drop statement say dem don solve di matter after di mission don pay di money wey dem owe di local power people. Di spokesperson Ebienfa come yarn say, ‘We don resolve di disconnection issue. Di mission don inform us say dem don pay di outstanding bills, and light don reconnect.’ Na small joy wey dey sef.
You sabi say dis no be di first time Nigerian High Commission dey face dis kind wahala. Last year sef, di consulate for Johannesburg gist wey dem cut dem light because dem get outstanding debt wey dey reach R600,000. Even for September 2025, dem still complain dia matter as dem experience blackout again due to di unpaid bills. Na so e be, wahala dey follow Naija embassy for South Africa sometimes.
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