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After four months in darkness, Taraba community cries out over prolonged power outage
['Great Ozozoyin']
Daily Post Nigeria
Residents of Mika Sabon-Gida community in Pupule ‘B’ Ward, Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State, have raised the alarm over a prolonged power outage that has left the community without electricity for more than four months.
The prolonged blackout, reportedly caused by a faulty transformer, has severely disrupted economic activities and negatively affected the livelihoods and general well-being of residents.
A community leader, Jauro Baki, while appealing to the authorities and well-meaning individuals for support, called for urgent action to address the electricity crisis.
Andrew Helikiah, another resident, said the prolonged outage had contributed to the relocation of some young people from the community after their businesses became increasingly difficult to sustain.
The community is consequently calling on the Taraba State Government, electricity authorities, elected representatives and other stakeholders to treat the situation as an urgent public-interest matter.