{"id":37270,"date":"2021-02-17T17:01:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=37270"},"modified":"2021-02-17T16:56:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:56:53","slug":"youths-storm-phdc-office-in-cross-river-protest-lack-of-electricity-in-bakassi-akpabuyo-lgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/youths-storm-phdc-office-in-cross-river-protest-lack-of-electricity-in-bakassi-akpabuyo-lgs","title":{"rendered":"Youths storm PHDC office in Cross River, protest lack of electricity in Bakassi, Akpabuyo LGs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Thousands of youths from Akpabuyo and Bakassi local government areas of Cross River State have invaded the office of the Port Harcourt Distribution Company (PHDC) along Calabar Road in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of the State, to protest the non-supply of electricity.<\/p>\n<p>The protest which took place in the early hours of Wednesday lasted over four hours as protesters disrupted free traffic flow, official functions at PHDC and other economic, commercial and social activities in the area.<\/p>\n<p>One of the protesters known as Offiong Okon lamented the lack of electricity supply to their areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople that came to protest are youths from Bakassi and Akpabuyo, for over two years, we have no electricity. PHDC disconnected us since the new management came on board and we cannot continue this way\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to DAILY POST during a phone interview on Wednesday, the Chairman of Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Hon. Emmanuel Offiong Bassey regretted the non-supply of electricity in the areas for over two years and confirmed that the protesters were from two different local government areas, Akpabuyo and Bakassi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe protesters are electricity consumers from Akpabuyo and Bakassi local government areas of the state and they protested the non-supply of electricity in their areas. We in the local government do not have any say as far as electricity is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut all we can do as a local government is to render assistance where it is necessary, such assistance includes purchasing and erecting fallen poles, provide transformers. These are the areas we can intervene but if it is for the issue of power supply we have no hand there\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe that as it may, when we came on board, we came to meet that problem and in one of our EXCO meetings which was the second meeting, we did send a delegation to PHDC which was led by the supervisor for works and the director of works. When they came back, the report was that the companies in Akpabuyo were not paying bills and secondly, they need accommodation in Akpabuyo<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, that of users not paying their bills was beyond our reach and while we were contemplating how to arrange accommodation for them, the End SARS protest came up and almost all federal institutions in Akpabuyo were affected, damage and vandalized<\/p>\n<p>\u201dOutside that, we were trying to make personal contact with the National Electricity Regulation Commission but we have not gotten a positive response and as a result of that on Tuesday we had another EXCO meeting and it was resolved that we take the matter to Abuja formerly and that is what we intend to do<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the steps we have taken in the local government. We got wind of the demonstration in Akpabuyo for that purpose but major stakeholders said that it would certainly be hijacked by hoodlums and resolved that if they have any issue they should go to their office in Calabar where they will see them and I heard the protest was peaceful\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Thousands of youths from Akpabuyo and Bakassi local government areas of Cross River State have invaded the office of the Port Harcourt Distribution Company (PHDC) along Calabar Road in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of the State, to protest the non-supply of electricity. 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