Rano town in Kano State, Nigeria, has been without electricity for two years due to persistent power asset theft and vandalism. Residents are struggling with the economic impact, forced to rely on expensive diesel generators. Businesses are closing, local economies are suffering, and residents are frustrated by the lack of response from authorities.
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The residents said their complaints to the local and state officials over the years on the situation had fallen on deaf ears. Rano had a first-class emir until the emirate was downgraded to second-class in last year’s emirate reform by the state government. The government also appointed a new emir with the new status. Aside from the emirate crisis, residents said the electricity supply crisis has also pulled the town backwards by shackling its economic activities.
“Some of us with high patronage stay in business to hold our customers hoping the government will restore power in the town, but it seems like the local officials were just deceiving us over the years,” Mr Muhammad lamented. The KEDCO’s spokesperson, Sani Bala, did not respond to requests for the position of the company on the development.
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