One thing I am certainly not going to miss is NEPA and their wahala. Ahhhh!

NEPA is an organisation that provides power for the whole country. For the people who don't know, NEPA stands for and years ago- I'm not sure when exactly - the name was changed to PHCN, And according to the name, they literally HOLD the power.

See what I mean by POWER HOLDING.

Mtcheewww! Yeye people.

Even though the name has been changed, everyone still refers to it as NEPA - it's not like changing the name has brought any improvements, it's even now worse. so we'll keep calling it NEPA.

The power supply in Nigeria is an absolute nightmare. Imagine watching your favourite TV program, and the power goes off. Poof! Just like that, no explanation, and you're left in uncertainty of when next you're going to see light.

So annoying!!!!

You know what, I love my country, but I have to say that NEPA, PHCN, whatever it's called is one of the biggest failures in Nigeria.

And don't even get me started on the noises of generators everywhere. Oh my Lord! Nearly every household in Nigeria has had to step up and they now have a generator, for times when NEPA messes up - which is more often than you would think. The size and quality of the generators, depends on the family's economic strength. There are even different types of generators and a very common on is called the 'I pass my neighbour.'

Y'all know this one, right?

It is one of the very smallest and cheapest ones you can buy and affordable for most families.

So, when NEPA takes the light, it won't take up to two minutes before you start hearing the deafening noises of the generators of all the neighbours being turned on. The worst part is when you've run out of fuel and you're in your house in the dark, listening to the annoying sound of their generator running and their lit-up houses.

The thing can pain eh . . .

Arrrrrgggghhhhh!

Another thing is when NEPA thinks they can freaking use you for errand. Shio!

I think there's actually one possessed human being that's just sitting there by the main switch, turning the switch off and on, just to mess with people.

Ahan nau, what is it sef? What kind of witchcraft is that?They will bring the light and you'll go and switch off the gen. Then they'll take the light again, you'll put the gen back on. They'll keep doing that, turning you around.

*sighs* There is God o.

Sometimes you can have electricity for only 5-6 days in a whole month, yet you still have to pay your monthly bill. Whether you've used electricity or not, you'll still pay.

Well, comparing it to Britain, electricity is constant . . . when I say constant I mean, CONSTANT, 24-7. They don't play you wayo like in Nigeria. Here, you know exactly where you stand. You can relax and iron your clothes anytime you feel like it, without any worry of when NEPA will bring the light. You're not sitting in the living room, watching 'Britain's got talent' fingers crossed, because you're thinking, in any moment they'll take the light.

This sh*t is painful tho.

Only once here in the UK have I experienced a power cut off. It wasn't really a power cut-off, it was more of a fixing, there were some adjustments to be done. Days before they actually did that, they sent a letter to everyone in the neighbourhood, saying what they were going to do, so that no one panics. And on the day, when the power went off, it literally wasn't up to a minute. They fixed whatever it was they were going to fix and gbam! They were done. The light was back on.

Please tell me where in Nigeria this happen.