Northeast Residents Lament Total Blackout

Residents of the Northeast states of Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe and Borno have lamented the current total 

blackout attributed to the damage of one of the transmission lines.

The incident, it was learnt, had left the residents without electricity for several months, leading to a 

difficult situation for businesses and individuals alike.

The blackout has led to a significant impact on the daily lives of people in the affected areas. Many 

businesses have been forced to shut down, and individuals have been left without electricity to power 

their homes. The lack of electricity has also affected the provision of medical services, with hospitals and 

clinics struggling to operate without power.

A resident of Adamawa State, Alhaji Ahmadu Hamman, who is the Dan-Maje Adamawa, who spoke on 

behalf of the residents in Bauchi, tasked the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to immediately end 

the suffering of the people of the Northeast by restoring electricity in the zone.

The northeastern states of Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe and Borno States, the franchise area of the Yola 

Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) have been experiencing prolonged blackout as a result of the 

destruction of a portion of the national grid supplying electricity to the area.

Hamman, who contested for Adamawa Central senatorial seat in the 2023 general election under the All 

Progressives Congress (APC), said, as a leader, he would not sit back to watch his people and by 

extension the residents of the Northeast continue to suffer the lack of electricity.

"I want to strongly appeal to our amiable president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his good offices to 

compel TCN to restore power to the Northeast to save the region from an imminent economic 

catastrophe.

"I came from Yola to Bauchi this morning for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage inflicted on the 

TCN facilities and to push for the restoration of electricity so that our people can have some respite.

"I'm happy that TCN is not sleeping on the matter but based on the progress of work we have seen, the 

company needs to deploy more personnel to meet its deadline. We will remain vigilant until the right 

thing is done for the good of our people," he added.