A Nigerian man has caused a stir online by filing an application with Guinness World Records, requesting recognition for Nigeria as the country with the most national grid collapses in a single year.
This comes amid the recurring power grid failures in the country.
Taking to the popular social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, he shared a letter addressed to Guinness World Records.
In his message, he wrote:
“Dear @GWR,”
“APPLICATION FOR THE RECORD OF THE MOST NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSES IN A SINGLE COUNTRY.”
“I am writing to formally request that Nigeria be recognized and awarded a world record for the most collapses of a national electricity grid.”
“As of this year, Nigeria’s national grid has experienced an unprecedented 11 collapses, with a strong possibility of reaching a dozen within the next two days.”
“This frequency… an approximate 90% chance of collapse every two days… establishes a unique global precedent. We believe this remarkable statistic deserves official recognition.”
“Additionally, Nigeria stands out as the only nation to form a committee on national grid collapse—another potential record. Each failure is documented publicly by the official National Grid account on X, making this achievement ‘officially amazing.’”
“As a proud Nigerian and applicant for this record, I respectfully request the exclusive right to receive this recognition on behalf of the country. This honor can remain with me until another Nigerian applies in the future, as the grid’s instability is almost a sure bet.”
“Thank you for considering this application. I look forward to your response.”
“Sincerely,”
“General Snow.”
Following his post, commenters flooded the page, sharing their reactions and thoughts on his unusual application.
See some reactions below:
@RamotuOlaniyi: “Your president never told you he would give you electricity. Somebody went to Kano and said he wanted to dance and you’re expecting much from him.”
@JpChidiOkoye1: “The current minister of power in Nigeria is useless man. Zero brain.”
@pointzero_088: “As much as I do t line the power outages and strongly believe a lot more can be done to remedy the situation, it is extremely disrespectful to Nigeria to do this. We have to stop this kind of stunt, please.”
@onlyonejega: “As a Nigerian that have lived for more than 25 years, I’m in full support of mr @generalshow_ As a matter of fact to back up is claim i can say I’ve never experienced a month straight full electricity supply. Many more to say but we really deserve this award.”
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