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Minority demands restoration of power to Kroboland
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Minority demands restoration of power to Kroboland

Minority demands restoration of power to Kroboland The Minority in Parliament has said a decision by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to move its offices from the Krobo areas to newly-opened Juapong offices in the Volta Region is unfortunate because it has plunged some communities into darkness. ECG took the decision following skirmishes and agitations led by some youth groups in Yilo and Manya Krobo against the power distribution company. On Monday, November 22, the United Krobo Foundation led a demonstration over accumulated debt, threatening the company to pack out of Kroboland if the debt cannot be retired completely. Afraid for its properties and staff, ECG has begun a process to pack out of communities within the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities resulting ...
ECG packs out of Kroboland; to operate from V/R
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ECG packs out of Kroboland; to operate from V/R

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has taken a decision to move its offices from the Krobo areas to the newly-opened Juapong offices in the Volta Region. The decision was taken as a result of recent skirmishes and agitations led by some youth groups in Yilo and Manya Krobo against the nation’s foremost power distribution firm. On Monday, November 22, the United Krobo Foundation led a demonstration over accumulated debt, threatening the Company to pack out of Kroboland if the debt cannot be retired completely. The residents carrying various placards during the protest on Monday, November 22, 2021 This came a couple of years after a violent demonstration in the area led to the vandalising of the Somanya offices of the Company and burning of a police vehicle. “This cle...