Senator Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker from Kaduna Central, has issued a warning over potential repercussions of the alleged Nigerian decision to shut off energy supply to the Niger Republic following the country’s military coup.
In a post on his Twitter account on Wednesday, Sani criticized the decision and claimed that Nigeria’s Kainji Dam would be useless if Niger decided to construct its own power plant across the Niger River.
Recalls on Anaedoonline.ng According to reports, Nigeria has stopped providing electricity to the neighboring Niger Republic.
Niger Coup: Nigeria Cuts Off Electricity Supply To Niger Republic
According to the electrical agency of Niger, Nigelec, the country’s current power outage is the result of Nigeria cutting off supply to its northern neighbor.
According to a BBC source, the supply to Niger was turned off on Tuesday as a result of a presidential order from Nigeria.
According to Arise TV, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has failed to comment on the power outages in Niger.
In response to the development, Sani said Nigeria should refrain from being persuaded by France to launch an unnecessary war and the people of the Niger Republic should be allowed to choose how their nation should be ruled.
He wrote on Twitter: “The reported Nigerian alleged tempering with electricity supply to Niger Republic is wrong. We must not use power supplies as a means of political blackmail. It will not change anything. If Niger decides to build their power station across their part of the River Niger, our Kainji Dam will be rendered useless.
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“President Tinubu and Ecowas leaders should allow the People of Niger to decide on how they want their country to be governed. Don’t be instigated by France to go to war that we don’t need.
“When we had military regime, we fought to free ourselves; let them make their decisions.”
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