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Three In Police Net Over Energy Theft
Three residents of Enugu State have been arrested and handed over to the police for assaulting Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) staff on official duties in the state.
The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, told newsmen in Enugu that the company decried the rate at which some customers boldly engage in energy theft without paying for energy consumed.
Ezeh said the customers, who were arrested on Friday, November 18, did not only resist disconnection, but also went as far as attacking innocent EEDC staff carrying out their legitimate duties.
According to him, at Ibagwa Town Hall area of Abakpa Nike, Ifeanyi Ezeugwu and Daniel Okafor descended on EEDC staff, beat them up and inflicted bodily harm on them when they discovered that their house had been disconnected.
Ezeh said the building in question had been on supply over the years without any bill or proof of payment, and to make matters worse, they extended supply to another building which also does not have bill or proof of payment.
“When EEDC officials visited the premises, the occupants claimed they had a prepaid meter, an indication that they should not be disturbed with disconnection.
“But out of curiosity, EEDC staff carefully inspected the building and discovered there was no prepaid meter, and then requested for evidence of payment, which was not provided.
“It was then they carried out the disconnection, and as was customary, they were about handing over the disconnection notice to them when Ezeugwu and Okafor, who are occupants, challenged and descended mercilessly on the two EEDC officials.
“In the same vein, on November 18, Obinna Amuruche attacked staff of EEDC on duty at Imeama Iwollo in Ezeagu council area as they arrived at his compound to carry out disconnection because he has not paid his bill and has huge arrears.
“He resisted disconnection, ran into his shrine, and brought out a knife to attack the EEDC staff before he was apprehended by the police,” he said.
By: Canice Amadi, Enugu
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Council Boss Impeached 48 Hours To LG Polls In Katsina
The Chairman of Malumfashi Local Government Council of Katsina State, Maharazu Dayi, has been impeached.
Maharazu Dayi was impeached yesterday by 11 out of 12 councillors, barely two days before the local government elections in the State.
The councillors reportedly took action following allegations of misconduct and poor governance against the chairman after a dispute over the distribution of the council’s Paris Club funds.
The development has sent shock waves across the local government area, especially as the impeached chairman is among those who failed to secure the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest in the forthcoming election.
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Association Tasks Fubara On Rumuwoji Market Phase Three
The Rumuwoji Ultra Modern Market Traders Association, Mile 1, Port Harcourt, has urged the state government to utilise the available spaces within the area to build phase 3 of the Rumuwoji Market in order to solve the ever increasing needs of traders.
The association, which said this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, also described as a welcomed development the decision by the state Governor to open the phase 2 of the market for business.
According to the association, “We consider it as an answer to the various cries of the people, because he is a man on a mission who is out to place the interest of Rivers people first. It is a dream come true for the first time for the market to be dully allocated and open for business”
Chairman of the association, Hon Godspower Wobo, who briefed the press shortly after a meeting of the association in Port Harcourt, also urged the public to disregard the activities of some persons whose stock in trade is to cause disaffection in the market.
He said the attention of the association was drawn to the activities of some strange fellows who went about misforming the people about situation in the market, stressing that apart from his association, no other group exists in the market except subdiary unions.
Wobo also tasked the reallocation committee to tread with caution so as to avoid being deceived by any group.
According to him, time has come for the state government to engage in robust discussion with aggrieved shop owners who went to court and those who paid monies to the state coffers and issued with allocation certificates for the overall interest of peace.
He also advised the public to deal directly with his association, stressing that the meeting was to review activities for the last year as well as unveil their new Constitution.
Also speaking, former Chairman of the association, Deacon Kenneth Eze urged the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara to open the phase 2 of the market, as it is long overdue.
Eze who is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the association also urged the public to do business with only the Rumuwoji Ultra Modern Market Traders Association as it is the only union recognised by the traders.
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AfDB President Denies 2027 Presidential Ambition
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has debunked reports linking him with the race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027.
Reacting to the report on his X handle yesterday, following a recent interview with Arise TV, the AfDB boss said his quotes were misrepresented and misinterpreted in several Nigerian media reports.
However, the AfDB president denied the media reports, stating that he never said that he wanted to contest for President.
“A segment of my recent interview on @Arise TV has been both misinterpreted and misrepresented in several Nigerian media outlets. What I said was, “I will be available to serve in any capacity, globally, in Africa, anywhere, including my own country.”
“A listen to the substantive and robust interview, which is available online, will show this to be the case. For clarity and for the record, I did not say that I am running for the office of President of Nigeria,” Adesina said.
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