President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the blackout in the northern part of the country.
It was earlier reported that the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line was recently vandalized, leading to a total blackout in about 17 northern states.
Following the ugly development, President Tinubu on Monday met with the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, where he directed the ministry and relevant agencies to speed up the pace of work to restore electricity to all the affected states.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, “Tinubu is saddened by the reports of vandalism and wilful destruction of power infrastructure and other public assets that caused the unfortunate blackout”.
President Tinubu charged the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN engineers not to relent in bringing immediate relief to the people who need electricity to sustain their social and economic activities.
Tinubu also directed the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to work with the Army and Air Force to deploy adequate security personnel, including aerial cover, to protect the engineers who are fixing the damaged transmission line.
President Tinubu implored traditional rulers, community leaders, and other leaders of thought to work with security agencies to protect public assets and infrastructure.
