Electrical energy has been restored to Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, and Benue states, all below the Jos Electrical energy Distribution franchise, following a chronic blackout that lasted 10 days.
Energy returned round 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, sparking jubilation throughout the affected areas. In Jos, the capital of Plateau State, residents took to the streets, celebrating the return of electrical energy after days of disruption.
The latest outage started with the tripping of the 330kV transmission line between Benue and Enugu states, plunging a number of northern states into darkness. The blackout severely disrupted each day life and enterprise actions, with residents expressing frustration over the financial toll it induced.
Earlier this week, Bayo Onanuga, Particular Adviser to the President on Data and Technique, acknowledged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had taken swift measures to handle the ability outage. Tinubu summoned the Minister of Energy, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to expedite efforts to revive electrical energy.
Onanuga conveyed the President’s concern over the harm to the ability infrastructure. “President Tinubu is saddened by the reviews of vandalism and deliberate destruction of public belongings, which induced this unlucky blackout,” the presidential aide famous.
In a gathering with Minister Adelabu, the President reviewed the continued repairs by the Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) to repair the broken Shiroro-Kaduna transmission strains. Tinubu directed the ability ministry to develop long-term options to stop future disruptions.
The President additionally urged TCN engineers to proceed restoration work with urgency, making certain minimal impression on residents and companies. “Instant reduction should be dropped at the individuals who depend on electrical energy to maintain their livelihoods,” Tinubu mentioned.
To guard public belongings and guarantee uninterrupted repairs, the President instructed the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to collaborate with the Military and Air Drive to deploy personnel and aerial surveillance across the broken infrastructure.
“Conventional rulers, group leaders, and different stakeholders are urged to work with safety companies to safeguard public utilities from additional assaults,” the assertion added.
The President reiterated that the federal government would now not tolerate acts of sabotage, warning that deliberate assaults on public infrastructure could be met with strict penalties.
