Abuja, Oct. 28, 2024 – Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, the Presidential Candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, has advised Northern state governors to invest in alternative sources of energy.
He said alternative power sources would help to address the region’s power needs.
Kwankwanso condemned the current power outage in the northern states which had thrown the affected states in blackout for about eight days.
He expressed his misgiving on the blackout in the Northern states in a message posted on his X page on Monday
“It is about time we look into alternative power sources to meet our energy needs and take advantage of the abundant resources available in this country.
“It is very disheartening that many parts of Northern Nigeria are in total darkness today due to vandalism on the important 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna power line that supplies Kano and Kaduna, along with another line that serves Bauchi, Gombe, and other parts of the northeast.”
“This situation has been compounded by the high cost of petrol and diesel in Nigeria, which has plunged homes into darkness and forced factories to close.
“The time taken to address this crisis underscores the severe capacity deficit in our power sector, which must be resolved to prevent future disruptions.
“I encourage all state governments and private investors to invest in alternative electricity sources, as we did in Kano by installing two turbines at the Challawa Gorge and Tiga Dams to reduce reliance on our inadequate and outdated energy infrastructure.” (GBN)