Northern manufacturers are concerned that the high cost of power might lead to more shutdowns. They also decried the worsening energy supply and the high tariff, which is affecting their production.


Fearing the future of companies still managing to operate, they warned that if nothing is done about the escalating energy costs, many more companies will cease operations before the end of this year.

Chairpersons of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Kaduna North-West, Ibrahim Muazu and Kaduna South-East, Kabiru Kassim, expressed distress over the power situation in the northern region. They described it as a dire situation characterised by poor quality, excessive charges and a significant threat to their livelihoods.

According to Kassim, “We were all forced onto Band A and if we are lucky, we get some hours of light daily, which they often supply during odd hours. However, it is mostly useless for production because the current is either very high or extremely low, which has destroyed a lot of our machinery.

Sadly, when we complained to the DisCo, they said there was nothing they could do and that we were often forced to repair our machines at high costs due to the bad light. Who then do we complain to?”


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