The Senate has urged the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Power, to urgently allocate funds to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to address the faults along the Jos-Gombe 330KV transmission line and restore power supply to affected areas, especially all affected towers.
This is one of the motions sponsored by Senator Manu Haruna on the urgent need to address the vandalization of TCN transmission lines in the North East Region of Nigeria.
Presenting the motion before the Senate plenary on Wednesday, Senator Manu noted that the vandalization of critical electricity transmission infrastructure poses a significant threat to the economic prosperity, public health, safety, and security of the North-East region of Nigeria.
He also explained that recent incidents of vandalism along the Jos-Gombe 330KV transmission line have resulted in severe disruptions of power supply, affecting millions of residents, hospitals, commercial activities, communication networks, public safety, and the overall well-being of the people in Plateau, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Yobe, and Borno States.
Finally, the Senate also urged the Federal Government to expedite the construction of the Makurdi-Jalingo 330KV transmission line.
This request aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Programme (TREP), and the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), aiming to connect the North-East region to the South-East transmission network.
Bashir M
