N100m EEDC vs Anambra Rights Activist, Obi: Court adjourns to May 25
By Chuks Collins, Awka March 12,2026 A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State presided over by Justice Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman, has adjourned proceedings to May 25, 2026, in the suit brought before it by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) against an Anambra-based rights activist, Comrade Osita Obi EEDC instituted the suit against Obi, seeking One hundred million Naira (N100m) damages for actions allegedly connected to Comrade Obi's protest against the company’s electricity distribution practices in the state in 2019. The electricity distribution company alleged that the said street protest was at the behest of Obi over what was described as a persistent epileptic power supply and other related grievances raised and experienced by electricity consumers. Mr Martin Obi, counsel to Comrade Obi told the court at the continuation of proceedings on Wednesday, March 11,2026 that the defence had earlier filed a preliminary objection challenging the...