Power State Can Only Shine When We Work Together – Hon. Suleiman Umar
“Let’s Light Up Our Power State Together” _ A message from Hon. Suleiman Umar, Honourable Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, to all Nigerlites _ My people of Niger State, let me talk to you like one brother to another. These past weeks, many of us have been asking the same question: “Why is light going on and off like this?” Some communities have been in darkness for days. Some villages only see light at midnight. And I understand the frustration. You run businesses, your children read by candlelight, food spoils in freezers. It’s hard. But let me share what’s really happening on the ground, so we can understand each other better. The raining season is testing our wires and poles: Right now, wind and rainstorms are hitting Niger State and beyond almost every day and night. In places like Bosso, Mokwa, Kontagora, Bida and many hidden corners of our 25 LGAs, we have old cables and wooden poles that have been standing for 15, 20 years. Water soaks them, wind shakes them, ...