In a latest submit on his verified Fb web page, Jaafar Jaafar, Writer of Every day Nigerian, expressed issues concerning the ongoing blackout affecting northern Nigeria and the vitality disparities between the northern and southern areas of the nation.
Jaafar identified that the blackout is a part of a broader challenge. “Lengthy earlier than the continuing blackout within the North, there was an vitality dichotomy between the South (notably Southwest) and the North. This vitality drought within the North has compelled industries to both shut or migrate to the South,” he said.
He referenced the Multi-12 months Tariff Order (MYTO) knowledge, which reveals a major imbalance in electrical energy distribution.
“Eko and Ikeja Discos get 12.94% and 15.22% respectively. Which means that Lagos State alone enjoys over 28% of the nation’s electrical energy provide – greater than the mixed allocation of the whole North,” Jaafar famous.
Reflecting on the commercial decline in Kano, he lamented the lack of what was as soon as a thriving industrial hub.
“From the 70s to late 90s, Kano was an industrial hub in Nigeria. Textile industries like Gaskiya, Holborn, and Common, which produced export-quality merchandise, are both closed or partially working in the present day. The primary confectionary manufacturing unit in Nigeria, Nicco Sweets, was established in Kano in 1960, however their websites in the present day are in poor situation.”
Jaafar attributed the vitality imbalance to previous management failures. “I blame the previous Northern leaders who did nothing to enhance the vitality imbalance and restore our industrial capability,” he stated.
Because the blackout continues to disrupt lives and companies within the North, the necessity for pressing motion to handle these vitality disparities is crucial.