Residents of Ringim and Taura Local Governments Areas have lamented the total blackout they have been experiencing for more than three months now.
It was gathered that the problem started due to the fall of electrical poles caused by heavy downpours and strong windstorms in the area.
According to a resident, who owns a business center in Ringim, the blackout is seriously affecting their businesses, which he said has forced him to use a generator as an alternative to run his business.
He said the situation left him with no alternative but to increase the price of his services for his business to survived.
Another resident in Taura, a perishable seller, narrated to newsmen that almost all perishable food items in her freezer have gone bad over the power cut.
Malam Baba also revealed that the area is one of the worse places mostly under-served by officials of the electricity distribution company, KEDCO, for over a year.
He said since the problem, representatives of the two local governments have lodged their complaints to the KEDCO office in Dutse but to no avail.
Also, all efforts to hear from KEDCO Head of Corporate Communications department proved abortive.
