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IMO States University Students Protest Poor Electricity Supply

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Hundreds of students from Imo State University Owerri on Monday 11th December staged a peaceful protest against the poor electricity supply to residents of the school front gate by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).
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The protest which paralyzed business activities of the company and caused traffic holdup along major roads in owerri was led by Cmrd. Bruno Chimezie (Nwa Aba) and Cmrd. Oforma Charles (Charly).
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The protesting students who marched along major roads in the state capital to besiege the head office of the EEDC located at Douglas by Ama J.k road, insisted that front gate hostels was currently facing poor electricity supply from the company after paying exorbitant rent to hostel owners.
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The general manager of the Electricity Company attributed the poor electricity supply to long overdue debt owed the company by hostel owners but assured the over hundred students who stormed the head office of power restoration to the area.
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Speaking to Campus Reporter Media led by Imsu Elijah, the front gate 6th republic presidential aspirant, Comrade Oforma Charles condemned the constant poor epileptic electricity supply by the EEDC to front gate students.
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He said students were the worst hit “We can no longer read our books as a result of poor electricity supply by EEDC” he concluded.
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As a result of the peaceful march to the Electricity office, power has been restored to front gate hostels as at evening of same day as promised by the general manager of the company.
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