A Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN licensed contractor in Calabar was at the weekend arrested by operatives of State Security Service in Cross River State over alleged attempt to defraud Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC of N200,000 as permission fee to facilitate the installation of a newly acquired transformer by the commission.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Cross River State, Mr Mike Igini, has also accused officials of PHCN of frustrating efforts of the Federal Government in ensuring regular power supply, alleging that PHCN officials over the years had been practicing corruption as their religion.
The contractor also licensed by the Ministry of Power, and a representative of Effanga Electrical Nigeria Limited, Chief E. E Akpanika, after collecting N200, 000 said to be fee for permission to install the transformer acquired by INEC after being in darkness for about two years was arrested by officers of SSS on the orders of the REC.
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