Oluchi Chibuzor
When Hope Uzodimma stood before residents in Owerri to inaugurate the first phase of the Orashi Electricity Project, it was more than the unveiling of a substation. Against the backdrop of Imo State’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the Governor had described the project as a gift to the people and one designed not merely to light homes, but to reset the economic destiny of the state.
For decades, electricity in many parts of Nigeria has been defined by uncertainty, flickers of hope interrupted by long stretches of darkness, businesses powered more by diesel generators than by the national grid.
