By Sardauna Francis, Katsina
After living without power supply for 50 years, light has finally come to the residents of Yan-dadi community in Kusada Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The agrarian community located in the outskirts of Kusada town with an estimated population of over 3,000, has been in existence without power supply since its creation 50 years ago.
Residents of the community while confirming the development to journalists who were on projects tour in Kusada, said a new 23KVA transformer has been installed in the community by the government.
A resident, Kabir Dan-nana, who could not hide his feeling over the installation of the transformer, said it was great having power restored to the community after 50 years of outage
He said: “Obviously, it is an ecstatic reaction that having stayed in darkness for 50 or more years in a dark environment, power is restored after seeing it pass along high tension wires here.
“The first day I saw light in this community, I could not believe it because we have had many promises from the previous government, but we were caught unawares with this fulfilment by the present government of Dikko Radda.”
Another resident, Kamilu Hassan, said the installation of the transformer would boost commercial activities and enhance security in the community, while commending government for alleviating their plight.
He explained that the protracted darkness has caused many pains to the community “as we live on generators”, adding that residents of the community would protect the transformer against vandalism.
“If we should calculate the amount expended on fuel, it is enough to put into other things but we are a lot relieved now because of this newly installed 23KVA transformer,” Hassan added.
During the media tour which commenced in the Daura senatorial zone Monday, journalists and locals assessed the impact of the completed and ongoing projects across the 12 local governments of the zone.
The nine-day tour, which is expected to cover the three senatorial districts, included visits to roads, schools, hospitals, water and agricultural as well as flood control projects that have been constructed or rehabilitated under Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s leadership.
