OBAFEMI HAMZAT LAMENTS HIGH ELECTRICITY TARIFF, SAYS HIS BILL ROSE BY 974% IN A MONTH. (PHOTO).

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 Obafemi Hamzat laments high electricity tariff, says his bill rose by 974% in a month Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, says his electricity bill inexplicably skyrocketed from N2.7 million in March to N29 million in April. Hamzat said the electricity distribution company (DisCo) also frustrated his efforts to utilise the prepaid meter he procured. Punch reports that the deputy governor spoke on Monday during a roundtable discussion between the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Lagos state government in Victoria Island. Both parties were billed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the electrification of rural communities in Lagos. Hamzat, who represented Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, at the event, decried what he called ā€œcrazy billsā€ from DisCos. ā€œPeople that are trying to survive, and the common denominator for them is power. They don’t have power. There are billing challenges. In fact I’m a very good example,ā€ he said. ā€œLast month, in my...

OBI,LP TO CALL 50 WITNESSES TO TESTIFY BEFORE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL. (PHOTO).



Obi, LP To Call 50 Witnesses To Testify Before Presidential Election Tribunal

May 20, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and the party plan to call 50 witnesses in prosecuting their petition before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).

Their lawyer, Awa Kalu (SAN) announced this a moment ago in the ongoing pre-hearing session in the petition.

Kalu said his clients will require seven weeks to present its case because they still are still experiencing some hiccups with its dealings with INEC.

He said the petitioners are yet to conduct the court ordered forensic examination of the BVAS devices used for the last presidential election and yet to receive some of the documents requested from INEC.

Lawyer to INEC said his client plans to call five witnesses and conduct its case within seven days.

Lawyer to Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettma, Roland Otaru (SAN) said his clients will call 21 witnesses with the exclusion of other expert witnesses to be called.

Otaru said although the a law allows a respondent 10 days to conduct its case, they intend to use nine days.

Lawyer to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adeniyi Akintola (SAN) said his client plans to invite seven witnesses, excluding subpoenaed witnesses.


 

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