The Minister's allegations under the memorandum of understanding are unfounded, we pay the bills – Manya Krobo, MP

Ebenezer Okletey Teye Larbi, MP for the lower Manya constituency, challenged the statement from the East Region minister that the ensuing brawl between the residents of Krobo Odumase and the Power Distribution Services ( PDS) is due to utility bills.

Eastern Region Minister Eric Kwakye Darfur, after visiting Krobo Odumase's chief on Thursday, following a violent clash on Wednesday following disagreements over billing charges. Electricity, claimed that the inhabitants of the city wanted to take advantage of free electricity.

According to him, young people in the area claimed that their ancestors had made an agreement with the VRA authorities several decades ago not to pay for the electricity that they gave up at the dam's construction. # 39; Akosombo.

However, in an interview with Newsnite on Joy FM, local MP Ebenezer Okletey Teye Larbi described the minister's statements as distracting.

"The minister's statements are a diversion and it's not the truth. Nobody in Lower Manya who says that he is not going to pay his electricity bill. There is nothing, I have not seen any MoUs. I live in Odumase Krobo for 55 to 56 years. We have been paying electricity bills since 1969 until today and we are still paying the electricity bills, "he said.

Mr. Teye Larbie insisted that the allegation of the Regional Minister was non-existent.

The lower Manya legislator explained that people have been paying their bills for a long time, until they encounter a problem with the counting system in 2017.

"The question he's talking about is neither here nor there. The problem is no longer an MOU. There is no question of anyone attacking Krono's palace, it's a problem with the billing system.

"What's wrong, is that in 2017, part of the community was served with bills that she felt were so high. Invoices were given after six months, others after one year and others after two years. Then they understood that there was a problem with the billing system. In fact, the ECG at the time agreed that there was a problem and needed time to resolve, "he said.