Erratic Power Supply:
In Nigeria and some other African countries, power supply is very erratic and unsteady. At times for days
running into months, some areas do not have electric power supply due to one problem or another, and when
provided, might last for few hours. Many Universities and Research Institutes are not left out of this malady.
Students and researchers alike have been forced to terminate their experiments involving constant power supply as
a result of this menace. Olowofeso (2011) argues that this erratic power supply appears to be the most challenging
factor impeding human activities in developing countries. Molecular markers need very cool environment at all
times and storage materials like refrigerators and deep freezers connected to a regular supply of electricity is
necessary, as markers devoid of a cooler environment will not work when employed in PCR technology.