Abia Governor Steps In As Residents Protest Electricity Tariff Hike

Abia Governor Steps In As Residents Protest Electricity Tariff Hike

Residents of Umuahia, Abia State, on Tuesday took to the streets to protest the recent hike in electricity tariffs, marching down to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) office and the Government House. “We were paying N5000 before it was increased to N15000, but because we are now enjoying steady light, we agreed and made the payment. Now they’ve taken it to N50000, and some were given N80000 as an electricity bill. “While in Niger…

Protest rocks Umuahia as electricity bills increase from N10,000 to N60,000

About 1,000 aggrieved residents of Umuahia on Tuesday stormed the office of the Enugu Electricity Power Distribution Company (EEDC) located on Bende Road to protest against outrageous electricity bills issued to them by the company. They also marched to the Abia State Government House in Umuahia to appeal to Governor Alex Otti to intervene on the “crazy bills” issue. The protesters, who said they came from different parts of the Abia State capit…