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Bello retweeted
“Perhaps the problem isn't really about concern for Nigerians. Perhaps outrage has simply become another tool for performing concern and harvesting public anger for personal relevance.”
AristOthell 2026
The audacity to hate on someone for trying to make life more comfortable and encouraging others to priorities their productivity and comfort.
All while choosing to study abroad. At least be consistent. The Nigerian education system was here when you made that (rational) choice. How many people hated you for doing something that just made sense..Or does that mean you sold out on bad state of education in Nigeria?
I live and work in Nigeria. I contribute to the economy, from STEM education to financial technology, I pay my taxes, and have actively advocated and protested for a better Nigeria. I am here, doing my part to make this country better.
This is particularly disappointing coming from you, Rinu. I genuinely thought you were above the performative outrage merchants who ride waves of public discontent to build personal relevance.
Nigeria doesn't even rank among the world's top 50 solar energy users. Yet, many of the countries dominating that list have some of the most stable electricity grids in the world. People there still choose energy independence for convenience, resilience and productivity. Do you hate them too?
Perhaps the problem isn't really about concern for Nigerians. Perhaps outrage has simply become another tool for performing concern and harvesting public anger for personal relevance.
I have been consistent about this since 2016. I know how many people I have helped transition to solar, how many businesses I have advised at absolutely no cost, the number of free installations I have facilitated, and the countless hours of free consultations I have given.
Hate me all you want. I will continue to advocate for renewable energy as a practical alternative to an unreliable grid, while equally pushing for and supporting efforts towards a better national electricity grid..
Bello retweeted
I passed through Kogi State on my way to Abuja. That place looks like a desert, nothing enticing, a very dirty area with extremely bad roads. Everywhere is plastered with ‘One good term deserves another.’ I looked around and couldn’t find any good term that deserved another
Bello retweeted
I honestly don't understand why people who conveniently embrace alternatives in different areas of their daily lives will attack someone trying to encourage other Nigerians to adopt just one more alternative.
These same people send their children to private schools, rely on boreholes and wells for water, drive private cars instead of using public transport, and drink sachet water instead of pipe-borne water. But when someone talks about solar, that's where they draw the line. What's the difference? This is pure hypocrisy.
My own journey to solar started in 2011 with a 2.5kVA inverter setup. I added solar in 2015. Interestingly, it wasn't even because of poor power supply. As a young telecoms engineer, I had interacted with major power systems OEMs like Huawei and Emerson, and I learnt early about power redundancy. Downtime was never an option in our industry.
Even in countries with stable electricity, power redundancy is standard practice. Telecoms base stations, for instance, typically have multiple power sources: grid, solar, generators and batteries. When one source fails, another takes over. This isn't a Nigeria-specific arrangement; it's a global practice.
That experience inspired me to replicate the same thinking at home. I couldn't be in an industry where power redundancy was a fundamental principle and not have some form of it in my own house.
Just like many people, I started small 15 years ago and have gradually upgraded to where I'm now almost completely off-grid.
My advice to anyone who can afford it is simple: Solar will give you more peace of mind, improve your productivity and reduce your dependence on an unreliable grid, while you continue demanding better from the government. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Bello retweeted
I had to come back to this part 😭😭😭😭😭😭
GOOD DAY, MR PRESIDENT: NIGERIANS DESERVE ACCOUNTABILITY
Good day, Mr President.
I congratulate you on spending a night in one of Nigeria’s states outside Lagos and Abuja. I hope you enjoyed the warmth, hospitality, and delicious cuisine of Akwa Ibom, which I am sure is even better than those of the destinations where you have spent over 260 days outside Nigeria since coming into office.
I sincerely hope this visit will inspire you to travel to the remaining 33 states of the federation, spend time with the people and, more importantly, explain what your administration has done with the ₦15.8 trillion saved from the removal of fuel subsidy, the over $100 billion you have borrowed, the increased revenues accruing to the government from taxing Nigerians, and the additional government revenues which your administration celebrated last year as having surpassed its target.
Nigerians deserve to know how many that were pulled out of poverty within this period, how many out-of-school children were returned to school, and how many functional primary healthcare centres you have built. They also deserve to know how much electricity supply has improved, especially given your promise that if you do not fix power, Nigerians should not vote for you. They deserve an explanation of how you have secured the country, which still ranks among the most terrorised countries in the world.
Mr President, Nigerians deserve answers. They deserve to know what has been done with the resources entrusted to your government.
The New Nigeria we want to build will be based on accountability, transparency, and the physical, measurable impact of our public resources on the lives of citizens.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Bello retweeted
GOOD DAY, MR PRESIDENT: NIGERIANS DESERVE ACCOUNTABILITY
Good day, Mr President.
I congratulate you on spending a night in one of Nigeria’s states outside Lagos and Abuja. I hope you enjoyed the warmth, hospitality, and delicious cuisine of Akwa Ibom, which I am sure is even better than those of the destinations where you have spent over 260 days outside Nigeria since coming into office.
I sincerely hope this visit will inspire you to travel to the remaining 33 states of the federation, spend time with the people and, more importantly, explain what your administration has done with the ₦15.8 trillion saved from the removal of fuel subsidy, the over $100 billion you have borrowed, the increased revenues accruing to the government from taxing Nigerians, and the additional government revenues which your administration celebrated last year as having surpassed its target.
Nigerians deserve to know how many that were pulled out of poverty within this period, how many out-of-school children were returned to school, and how many functional primary healthcare centres you have built. They also deserve to know how much electricity supply has improved, especially given your promise that if you do not fix power, Nigerians should not vote for you. They deserve an explanation of how you have secured the country, which still ranks among the most terrorised countries in the world.
Mr President, Nigerians deserve answers. They deserve to know what has been done with the resources entrusted to your government.
The New Nigeria we want to build will be based on accountability, transparency, and the physical, measurable impact of our public resources on the lives of citizens.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Bello retweeted
None of them, because solar wasn't a commercially viable electricity source when they went through their major industrialization phases.
Solar only started scaling significantly in the last decade or so.
You're using historical industrialization to argue against what is technologically possible today. The data i quoted earlier has shown us it is possible.
China isn't abandoning coal, gas or nuclear. It's expanding its energy supply using multiple sources, including renewables.
Nigeria needs reliable, large scale electricity generation but we shouldn't confuse the need for electricity with the idea that renewable energy cannot contribute meaningfully to industrialization.
We need more electricity, from more sources, at a scale that supports industrial growth.
Bello retweeted
At this point, solar has become another excuse for virtue-signalling on Nigerian Twitter.
For some people, opposing it is just a new way to lash out and farm attention.
If you’re truly sincere about your stance, abandon your generators too. Let’s all go back to the stone ages. Then we’ll know it’s conviction and not just clout chasing.
Bello retweeted
As always say, no matter what, make sure you get original tier 1 panels. The difference in your experience using it vs lower quality ones, is huge.
You can cheapen out on other core components (not an advice to oh), but make sure you get the best panels in the market.
Bello retweeted
I'd take managing loads over epileptic power supply everyday.
Talk to band A users, when you are paying 235n/unit for power, you'll learn to manage loads too.
No light for house soI don go office on a Saturday. Funny enough, I’ve gotten more work calls today than through the week.
Bello retweeted
This month alone,
I’ve bought a fake pack of Dettol bathing soap. The pack contains six pieces.
I have also bought a fake Nivea Men Deep Extreme Roll On.
On both products, you wouldn’t know they’re fake until you actually used them.
I didn’t use the local market. I bought both products at the Mall.
There is a thriving market of fake products making it to our stores, and homes.
We are in a big mess.
Bello retweeted
The audacity to hate on someone for trying to make life more comfortable and encouraging others to priorities their productivity and comfort.
All while choosing to study abroad. At least be consistent. The Nigerian education system was here when you made that (rational) choice. How many people hated you for doing something that just made sense..Or does that mean you sold out on bad state of education in Nigeria?
I live and work in Nigeria. I contribute to the economy, from STEM education to financial technology, I pay my taxes, and have actively advocated and protested for a better Nigeria. I am here, doing my part to make this country better.
This is particularly disappointing coming from you, Rinu. I genuinely thought you were above the performative outrage merchants who ride waves of public discontent to build personal relevance.
Nigeria doesn't even rank among the world's top 50 solar energy users. Yet, many of the countries dominating that list have some of the most stable electricity grids in the world. People there still choose energy independence for convenience, resilience and productivity. Do you hate them too?
Perhaps the problem isn't really about concern for Nigerians. Perhaps outrage has simply become another tool for performing concern and harvesting public anger for personal relevance.
I have been consistent about this since 2016. I know how many people I have helped transition to solar, how many businesses I have advised at absolutely no cost, the number of free installations I have facilitated, and the countless hours of free consultations I have given.
Hate me all you want. I will continue to advocate for renewable energy as a practical alternative to an unreliable grid, while equally pushing for and supporting efforts towards a better national electricity grid..
Bello retweeted
I hitched on a Prado jeep today.
I nolonger blame our politicians,there's no way you can be driven in these cars with A.C bleezing and still feel the potholes on our roads.
Almost as if you are gliding on the road,just like hovercrafts.
It's time to ban PRADOS for our politicians.
Let make corolla official.
Bello retweeted
For me long service award especially working in most Nigeria MDAs is just a waste of your time and the most productive years of your life. Imagine, someone is still earning 150k as a class teacher in a state school after 15 years in service. Guys, make hay while the sunshine. Upgrade your skill, change location (if possible) and change job (most important to get value for your skill)
