The government said it will no longer watch its citizens being exploited and maltreated by the power
distribution company. The EEDC had threatened to throw the state into total darkness following the government directive to the people.
Speaking during a meeting between officials of the distribution company and the state government, the state Commissioner for Power, Chief Emmanuel Uguru, ordered the company not to embark on any disconnection of electricity in any parts of the state. Chief Emmanuel said;
“If Ebonyi State doesn’t get regular power supply, do not expect further payment of electricity bills by the people of the state. And I want to say explicitly that the deadline for supply of prepaid meters to the people is November.
“After November, nobody, both state, individuals and government, will pay a dime as electricity bill. We have endured enough since 2014 when these prepaid meters were paid for. 2015, Ebonyi people endured, 2016, Ebonyi people endured. We have endured a lot and enough is enough,” he said.
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