Enugu Residents protest against EEDC extortion

Residents of Enugu Protested to the Enugu House of Assembly over outrageous billing, High Tariff, Epileptic Power, Others.

Over 4000 electricity consumers in Enugu staged a peaceful protest to the state House of Assembly over incessant power outrage, outrageous billing, non installation of Meter and estimated billing of the people of Enugu state among other forms of exploitative activities by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC.

The protesters who displayed placards call EEDC names such as EEDC are 419, who leap where they did no sow, they took over and we have no light to operate our businesses.
They called on the lawmakers, to as a matter of urgency intervene on the issue and stop EEDC from the extortion from the people.

They also demanded the exit of the EEDC, saying the company since inception, has continued to make life unbearable for citizens of the state.

The protesters explained that they decided to cry out based on the fact that they could no longer cope with the said “outrageous billing, epileptic power supply, among other inhuman acts by the electricity distribution company.

Addressing newsmen, spokesperson for the protesters, Eze Ajuluchukwu, said we” are tired of this EDCC mess, and that is why we are calling on members of the Enugu state House of Assembly to rise up and do something about this ugly issue.

Eze, who described EDDC as an anti human company, stressed that “we are giving them two options, it is either they give us electricity or they leave Enugu state.

The masses according to him, are being exploited on daily basis by EEDC, and by their actions, the company is sabotaging the economic growth of the state.

The protesters too over the Assembly complex, insisting that the speaker must talk to them, that they would no longer condone the activities of the EEDC.

The aggrieved electricity consumers equally asked the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency undertake a review of the privatization ‎of the power sector in Nigeria, as the EEDC lacked the capacity to manage electricity distribution in south- East Nigeria.
“Our industries are folding on daily basis because of no power” we cannot take this any more, Say no to EEDC”

“We can no longer stand and watch EEDC make us poor, they have forced many people out of their businesses” among other placards.