The blackout in Nigeria’s northern area over the past week has alarmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He has called in the National Security Advisor, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to spearhead efforts to put an end to the disruption that has paralyzed social and commercial operations.
The president has instructed the power minister and other pertinent organizations to expedite efforts to bring energy back to all of the Northern states that are impacted.
The reports of deliberate damage and vandalism of electrical infrastructure and other public assets that led to the regrettable outage sadden President Tinubu.
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In a discussion with Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, who provided an update on the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s activities The President directed a long-term solution to the issue in order to repair the damaged Shiroro-Kaduna transmission lines.
TCN engineers were urged by President Tinubu to persevere in providing prompt assistance to those who require power to support their social and commercial endeavors.
President Tinubu also instructed Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, to coordinate with the Army and Air Force to deploy sufficient security personnel, including aerial cover, to safeguard the engineers repairing the damaged transmission line in order to guarantee that restoration work proceeds uninterrupted.
To safeguard public resources and infrastructure, President Tinubu calls on community leaders, traditional leaders, and other intellectual leaders to collaborate with security forces.
He declared that intentional destruction and sabotage of public facilities would no longer be tolerated by the government.
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