After four months in darkness, Taraba community cries out over prolonged power outage

A Taraba community in Pupule 'B' Ward, Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State, has been without electricity for over four months, impacting the lives of its residents. The power outage, believed to be caused by a faulty transformer, has disrupted economic activities and negatively affected the livelihoods of those affected.

Community members expressed their frustration to the DAILY POST, urging urgent intervention from the Taraba State Government, Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), elected representatives, and other stakeholders. A community leader, Jauro Baki, appealed to authorities to urgently restore power to the area, calling it an urgent public-interest matter.

Some residents, like Andrew Helikiah, said the blackout forced young people to relocate from the community as their small businesses became unsustainably impacted. Alhaji Babangida Aliyu Mika Mika, a community representative, emphasized the importance of the faulty transformer, which provides power to Mika Sabon-Gida and other communities in Yorro and Zing Local Government Areas.

The community is calling for a replacement transformer to be provided immediately, as restoring power would ease hardship and help revive economic activities in neighboring communities. YEDC officials confirmed that the company is working on replacing the faulty transformer, assuring that plans are in place to restore electricity to the community.