that customers and the Bayelsa state government were owing N16.5 billion naira for power distribution.
Olorogun said that the N16.5 bn debt had no bearing with power supply to Bayelsa which was the basis of the protest, adding that the claim was a cheap blackmail. “We call on PHEDC to justify it by producing a proof of their claim with all necessary documents within this period, or be ready to face legal actions by Ijaw people for defamation of character caused by the allegation.
“In addition, the IYC threatened that any vehicle belonging to PHED spotted in the city would not only be seized and impounded but have the driver of such vehicle assaulted. “The responsibility of PHED for the umpteenth time is to distribute what it gets to its customers in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers state.