We shall restore power in Maiduguri in 30 days – Zulum

We shall restore power in Maiduguri in 30 days – Zulum

By: James Bwala, Maiduguri

Borno state governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday said electricity supply to the city of Maiduguri will be restored in the next 30 days. 

Zulum stated this while presenting the 2022 appropriation bill at the state house of Assembly.

Recall that Maiduguri, the Borno state capital has been without electricity supply since the beginning of the year 2021 causing untold hardship to the citizens.

The blackout was following the destruction of electricity transmission towers along Maiduguri-Damaturu allegedly by the Boko Haram insurgents in January.

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Many attempts by the government to restore the electricity supply in the past met a brick wall, a situation which has continued to frustrate government efforts. But Zulum said this time the government will take measures to see to the ending of this continued darkness in the state.

NEWSng reports how the blackout has continued to affect residents, businesses as well as some government agencies whose works solely rely on power.

Public institutions in the state have spent millions of naira to procure fuel for heavy duty generators in order to have power supply to run its programmes since the electrical lines went down.

We shall restore power in Maiduguri in 30 days – Zulum