Residents of Mika Sabon-Gida in Pupule ‘B’ Ward, Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State, have appealed for urgent intervention after spending more than four months without electricity.
The residents said the blackout, caused by a faulty transformer, has disrupted businesses, reduced household income, and forced some young people to relocate in search of better opportunities.
Community leader Jauro Baki appealed to the Taraba State Government, Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), elected representatives and other stakeholders to restore power to the area.
“Most of our young men and women have relocated from this community because their small businesses are no longer functioning due to the prolonged power outage,” resident Andrew Helikiah said.
Another community representative, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu Mika Mika, said the faulty transformer serves Mika Sabon-Gida and provides electricity to surrounding communities along the Yorro-Zing axis.
“Our businesses are dying, and the economic growth of our people has been completely undermined. We have endured over four months without a functional power supply,” Mika said.
Residents said they have been forced to rely on alternative sources of electricity, which they described as costly and unsustainable, further increasing the pressure on families and small businesses.
They called for the immediate replacement of the transformer, saying restoring electricity would help revive economic activities in the community and neighboring areas.
YEDC, however, said it was aware of the situation and was working to restore supply.
A senior YEDC officer in Taraba, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the company had concluded plans to provide a new transformer to the community.
“YEDC is aware that the transformer in Mika Sabon-Gida community in Yorro Local Government Council has been down, and the company has been working round the clock to replace it,” the officer said.
YEDC’s service information lists Pupule and Yorro among communities covered by its Kona Rural service area in Taraba State.
Residents are now awaiting the promised replacement as the prolonged blackout continues to affect livelihoods and economic activities in the area.
Leave feedback about this