Nigerian Businesswoman Shares Chinese Man's Response After Learning About Nigeria's Electricity Problem
Published 10 Jun 2026 at 10:41 AM by Oluwadara Adebisi
A Nigerian businesswoman, known on social media as @ChimdiIbeawuchi, shared her experience during a 2017 business trip to China. She recounted her discussions with a foreign manufacturer about the infrastructure challenges in Nigeria.
The entrepreneur traveled to China to purchase automated machinery for a commercial agricultural project. Her search for battery cages, silos, and feed milling systems faced complications because the available technology required a constant power supply.
Businesswoman Shares Conversation with Chinese Man
According to the post, the Chinese man expressed disbelief when the businesswoman stated that she could not purchase one of his machines because it would need constant light, which is a luxury in her country, Nigeria. Reacting to this information, the Chinese man thought she was exaggerating about the poor electricity infrastructure in Nigeria.
She said in the X post: "One young CEO became genuinely frustrated with me when I told him-His Automated Battery Cages (with sensors and temperature regulators) wouldn't work for me because I didn't have Electricity. When I explained that reliable electricity was not available in Nigeria, he thought I was exaggerating. To him, uninterrupted power was such a basic requirement for business that the absence of it seemed impossible."
She added: "He asked, 'How do Survive'? So I showed him on Baidu and he genuinely felt sorry for me."
The Chinese supplier eventually directed her to an alternative manufacturer. "After further investigation, she helped us locate a manufacturer in Henan Province that produced semi-automated systems specifically for African markets—equipment designed to operate despite unreliable power supply. Nine years later, the situation remains largely unchanged."
Reactions: Lady Shares Experience with Chinese Man
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the businesswoman's post below:
- @i_am_myloking said: "And somebody took 15 billion dollars to build a coastal road. That money would have solved 40% of our electricity needs."
- @Ade_Blayze said: "9 years and you haven't invested in alternative energy to work with? As poor as the country is, so is the mindset of a lot of us. Sad."
- @tyemartins said: "And take your farm totally off-grid isn't a small infrastructural project, it takes huge capital investment. I feel your pain."
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