Power Minister reveals the cause of blackouts in the North, promises restoration within 72 hours – Crime Channels
Power Minister reveals the cause of blackouts in the North, promises restoration within 72 hour
Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has linked the ongoing blackout in northern Nigeria to sabotage and vandalism of ministry infrastructure, rather than a grid failure.
Speaking before the Senate Committee on Power at the National Assembly in Abuja, Adelabu emphasized the need for immediate action to protect the nation’s assets from bandits and terrorists.
His remarks were included in a statement from his Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations, Mr. Bolaji Tunji.
Adelabu also assured lawmakers that significant efforts are underway to restore electricity to the northern region, with a target of achieving this within 72 hours. He noted that the ministry is collaborating with the National Security Adviser and various security agencies to facilitate a return to normalcy.
He said: “What we are witnessing, particularly with regards to the power situation in the north is unfortunate but worrisome. I also want to inform you that is far from grid collapse but purely sabotage and vandalisation.
”The transmission line that takes power to the north was destroyed by bandits and terrorists and what can we do about that? It has happened before that this same line that transmits power from Shiroro to Mando and Kaduna was vandalised and we fixed it without anybody knowing about it. But this time around, it is extremely bad. The bandits also threatened our contractors, who were to fix the line back and that is why we sought the help of the NSA and other security agencies to get the line restored.
“We have explored an alternative route, which is the Bauchi route and that one also was vandalised anyway but that is easier for us to deal with and that is why we can say that in two to three days, there will be electricity supply back to the north.”
