Residents across all 11 wards of Kubau Local Government Area actively suffer from a complete lack of electricity for over 10 years and now threaten mass protests.
They prepare formal letters to government officials and plan widespread protests if authorities ignore their demands.
Community leaders describe the blackout as devastating.
Collapsed electricity poles litter roads and turn into daily hazards for children and motorists.
Clinics struggle to refrigerate vaccines or operate basic equipment.
Schools close early, leaving students unable to study after dark.
Small businesses shut down prematurely, unable to power tools, charge phones, or preserve food.
Families rely on dangerous kerosene lamps and expensive generators, deepening poverty in an already rural area.
“People have waited long enough,” residents decries.
“No light means no progress—no health, no education, no economy.” The crisis highlights Nigeria’s persistent energy gap.
Recent estimates show more than 85 million Nigerians—roughly 40% of the population—lack reliable electricity access, with rural northern communities hit hardest.
Frequent grid failures and poor infrastructure compound the hardship nationwide.
Governor Uba Sani responded to similar complaints earlier this month.
On February 1, 2026, he commissioned a 100-kilowatt solar mini-grid in Damau community within Kubau LGA.
The project, executed by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), now supplies clean power to over 2,500 residents in Damau, alongside clean water access.
Officials hailed it as a step toward ending a decade-long blackout in that specific area and pledged more renewable projects across Kaduna in 2026, targeting Kauru, Jema’a, Igabi, Kajuru, Chikun, Kaura, and Kagarko LGAs.
However, residents insist the relief remains limited.
The Damau mini-grid serves only one community, while the rest of Kubau’s wards—spanning thousands more people—stay in darkness.
Damaged infrastructure across the LGA continues to pose risks, and no widespread restoration has reached other areas.Frustration boils over.
Community members vow to escalate action. They first send official complaints to relevant authorities.
If no concrete steps follow, they promise coordinated protests to demand full electrification.
This standoff underscores the gap between policy announcements and on-ground impact in Nigeria’s rural power efforts.
While solar initiatives offer hope, many communities still wait for the light to reach them.
