Organisers of the protest against poor power supply in Anambra scheduled for March 14 have announced the suspension of the action till further notice.
Mr Osita Obi, Coordinator of Electricity Consumers Rights Network in Anambra announced the suspension of the protest at a news conference in Awka on Friday.
He was joined at the conference by Mr Tony Erike and Nonso Okpara, representatives of the consumer community.
Obi said it had become necessary to suspend the planned protest because of the volume of pressure and threats on him and other members of the organising team.
He said responses from their various engagements with the Anambra government, Police Command Director of State Services pointed to security concerns and they had no choice than to back down.
“The protest against the poor electricity supply in Anambra planned for March 14 in Awka will no longer be held as scheduled.
“This is in response to the concerns raised and we are shelving the protest
“We had series of meetings with the Anambra government, Police Command and
Department of State Services and they all raised Security concerns.
“I have received not less than 157 phone calls, I was even threatened that I will be responsible for whatever will happen if anything goes wrong,” he said.
Obi who regretted the suspension of the protest called on electricity customers not to relent in their demand for quality service delivery.
He said customers should endeavour to attend the town hall meeting organised by FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company on March 18 en masse.
