Anambra electricity consumers suspend planned protest over poor supply

The protestation planned for Saturday by the Electricity Consumers Rights Network, led by Osita Obi, against epileptic powerfulness proviso by EEDC/FirstPower has been suspended.

Addressing journalists successful Awka connected Friday afternoon, Obi stressed that the protestation had lone been suspended, and not cancelled.

He explained that the determination followed information concerns raised by information agencies, including the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Anambra State Government, up of the governor’s inauguration connected March 17.

According to him, the agencies expressed fears that the protestation could beryllium hijacked by hoodlums.

Obi disclosed that helium had received much than 157 calls, immoderate of which were threatening, urging him to telephone disconnected the protest.

He, however, denied allegations that helium was bribed to suspend the protest, insisting that nary 1 could bribe him.

“Having listened to these people, we decided to suspend the protest, not cancel it,” helium said.

Flanked by Mr Tony Erike and Mr Okpara Nonso, who are co-conveners of the protest, Obi said helium would not privation to instrumentality immoderate enactment that mightiness not augur good for the state.

He urged energy consumers to be a municipality hallway gathering scheduled by FirstPower for March 18, wherever they would person the accidental to inquire questions astir the powerfulness situation...