The Kebbi State Government has appealed to the residents of Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, and its environs to be patient as the total blackout being experienced would soon be over.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Ahmed Idris today..
Idris quoted the Secretary to the State Government, Yakubu Bala-Tafida, as making the plea when he visited the substation of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN in Birnin Kebbi.
On Thursday, September 14, two transformers were destroyed as a result of a fire incident.
The inferno had plunged Kebbi and Sokoto States as well as some parts of Zamfara State into total darkness.
The SSG said the call became imperative in view of the lingering power outage being faced by the residents in the last ten days.
He said that he was at the scene on behalf of the state governor, Nasir Idris, who instructed him to monitor the work, saying, “because he doesn’t want his people to remain in darkness.”
Bala-Tafida assured that the governor was always in support of what would bring joy and happiness to his constituents.
The SSG, who expressed satisfaction with the level of work done so far, said the team of engineers had assured that their headquarters in Abuja had given them two weeks to fix the light.
Also speaking, the Special Adviser, Political Affairs and Power, Kabiru Sani-Giant, lauded the engineers for showing a high sense of commitment to the repair works.
He appealed to all the affected customers to be patient and consider what had happened as a destiny from the Almighty God that nobody could have averted.
