The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has raised concerns over a prolonged electricity blackout in northern Nigeria, accusing the Federal Government of neglect and questioning the uneven distribution of power across the country. The group has urged the government to declare a state of emergency, emphasizing the severe impact on the northern economy, where prolonged outages have disrupted small businesses and worsened living conditions.
In a statement, ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, pointed out the disparity in infrastructure, noting that Lagos alone has eight power substations, while the northern region, despite contributing significantly to national electricity, has only three. The forum condemned officials’ silence, dismissing banditry along power lines as a weak excuse for inaction, and demanded a fair allocation of resources to address the crisis.
