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  Reps Committee On Public Petitions Moves To Address Electricity issues and Combat Extortion, Fixes Date For On-Site Visit to Mbaise Communities The House Committee on Public Petitions, under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Mike Etaba has scheduled an onsite visit to Imo State to address the issues concerning the total blackout, extortion, and neglect in Mbaise District by the officials of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company and two others.  The petition, filed by M. C. Chambers against EEDC, TCN, and NERC, emphasized the challenges faced by the residents of Mbaise due to the lack of electricity supply and unfair billing practices,  calling for the completion of the Transmission Station in Aboh Mbaise and Umueleagwa Onitcha to improve electricity supply in the area. The petition also demands that all buildings in Mbaise Communities be metered to ensure accurate billing and fair payment for electricity consumption. In a statement during the committee's investigative hearing...

Stakeholders Validate Draft Cassava Value Chain Development Policy  By Blessing Enagu The Governor Bassey Edet Otu- led administration's vision of building a prosperous and vibrant Cross River State has continued to gather momentum with the recent validation of the draft Cross River State Cassava Value development Policy. The present administration had identified cassava as a catalyst for positive change in the State and resolved to maximize its rich potential, thus making available 100, 000 hectares of land across the State for cassava cultivation, thereby facilitating the development of a framework to industrialize and commercialize cassava production in the State. The formulation process started in October 2023 with a consultative forum and field stakeholders engagements culminating recently into a validation workshop organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Development, where critical stakeholders across the relevant Government Institutions,  Private Sector,...