NOCSON Protest At BEDC, Edo State

 

 

The Benin Electricity distribution company(BEDC) Edo state has been on lockdown since yesterday. No staff was allowed to enter even this morning as protesters from the Network of civil society organisations of Nigeria (NOCSON) blocked the entrance.

The protesters of NOCSON demanded that the electricity tarriff be reduced and the epileptic power supply be tackled. They made a list of other demands.

 

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Oshiomhole Explains Why He May Not Reconcile with Igbinedion

 

Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has turned down the possibility of reconciling his protracted differences with the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion.

Oshiomhole said he was not ready to make amends with the man who thinks he is bigger than the entire Edo State.
He made this remark during the weekend when he visited Chief Igbinedion’s country home in Okada, Ovia North-East Local Government Area.

The former NLC president said he had no problem with Chief Igbinedion but