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Northern Residents Face Blackout And Call for Immediate Power Restoration
Residents across many northern regions of Nigeria are expressing deep frustration over a prolonged power outage that has lasted several days.
The lack of electricity is not just an inconvenience; it is affecting daily life and critical operations in various sectors, especially healthcare.
Hospitals, which rely heavily on a stable power supply to maintain essential medical equipment, are facing significant challenges in providing care to patients.
In several communities, medical facilities have reported service disruptions, putting patients’ lives at risk.
With equipment that monitors vital signs and supports life-saving procedures at stake, the absence of power is alarming for healthcare professionals and patients alike.
This crisis has prompted urgent calls from residents for action, emphasizing the need for reliable electricity to safeguard public health.
Beyond healthcare, the power outage is severely disturbing productivity across numerous sectors.
Also, businesses that depend on electricity for their operations are struggling to keep up with their commitments.
Shops are unable to open, and production lines are halted, leading to significant economic losses.
Local entrepreneurs are particularly hard hit, as they rely on consistent power to operate machinery and serve customers.
In response to this critical situation, northerners are appealing to the Federal Ministry of Power to take immediate action.
They are urging the government to prioritize the restoration of electricity to the affected areas, emphasizing that the current conditions are untenable and unsustainable.
Many have shared their experiences on social media, highlighting how the outages have disrupted their lives.
Nigerian pastor and overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, addresses and reacts to the current happenings of the country regarding the kidnapping and the abductions.
The pastor urges the government on steps they can take to solve and help the people of the country. “The Nigerian government has a clear and urgent duty to protect these Middle Belt communities, who have carried the weight of violence for far too long.”
“Rather than play the ostrich and cover up clear terrorism as mere farmer-herder clashes, the Nigerian state has a responsibility to invade the camps of armed marauders who hide under the cloak of herdsmen of whatever ethnicity, and who invade defenceless communities and gleefully massacre unarmed men, women and children.”
US President Donald Trump criticizes the Nigeria government once again after the increase of insecurity over the past few days. The president stated that the government is failing to protect Christian communities from the attacks going on.
“Nigeria is a disgrace. The whole thing is a disgrace,” Trump said. “They’re killing people by the thousands. It’s a genocide, and I’m really angry about it. And we pay, you know, we give a lot of subsidies to Nigeria. We’re going to end up stopping.”
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar speaks out against the rising insecurity in the country. He urged the government to take action and claimed that it is not too late to declare a state of emergency.
He reacted after another news of abduction of students was announced on the 21st of November.
“How many more lives must be shattered before decisive action is taken? It is not too late for the government to finally declare a state of emergency on insecurity and confront this menace with the urgency it deserves.”
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