President Bola Tinubu has expressed concern over the recent blackout in the northern region of Nigeria.
Tinubu announced efforts to end the disruption that paralysed social and economic activities. He summoned Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
The president, according to a release issued yesterday by his adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, directed the minister and relevant agencies to speed up the pace of work to restore electricity to all the affected states in the north.
Tinubu said he was saddened by the reports of vandalism and wilful destruction of power infrastructure and other public assets, which caused the blackout.
In a meeting with Adelabu, who briefed on efforts by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to repair the damaged Shiroro-Kaduna transmission lines, the president directed a long-term solution to the problem.
Tinubu charged TCN engineers to ensure immediate relief to the people who, he said, needed electricity to sustain their social and economic activities.
To ensure that restoration work continued unhindered, Tinubu also the NSA to work with the army and air force to deploy adequate security personnel, including aerial cover, to protect the engineers fixing the damaged transmission line.
