Estimated bill: Abia community protests with coffin
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 17 March 2021 Residents of Umueledi in Old Umuahia, Abia State, on Tuesday, took to the streets to protest against exorbitant estimated electricity billing by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company. The protesters, who carried a coffin with an inscription, ‘EEDC rest in peace’ sang war songs and marched around Afo Ibeji Market in Old Umuahia. The leader of the protesters, Chief Amaechi Stanley, said EEDC had subjected the residents to economic hardship through outrageous electricity bills. He said, “EEDC now advances an estimated bill of N36,000 t...
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