Fashola empathises with nigerians on electricity

I think there may be a slight mistake here. The correct phrase is likely "Fashola sympathizes with Nigerians on electricity" rather than "empathizes".

To clarify, "empathize" means to imagine oneself in another person's position and understand their feelings, whereas "sympathize" means to feel sorry for someone else's misfortune.

So, if we were to rephrase the sentence, it would be:

"Babatunde Fashola, the former Governor of Lagos State, sympathizes with Nigerians over the challenges they face with electricity supply."

In this context, Fashola is expressing his condolences and understanding towards the difficulties Nigerians face with electricity supply, rather than putting himself in their shoes to understand their feelings.