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| Ya Naa with Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh at Gbewa palace in Yendi. The King of Dagbon, Ndan Ya Na Abubakari II, has sent strong warning to the people of Dagbon to cease from taking part in unlawful connections in the Northern Region. |
" I need to unveil an energetic enticement for the general to halt from taking part in unlawful power connections and assaults on staff of our power suppliers who approach their legitimate obligations."
The Northern region is one of the spots with a high pace of force robbery which has brought about NEDCo/VRA losing about GHS 8.5million which is around 45% of income in the locale consistently because of force burglary.
As per the Dagbon King, unlawful connections don't just deny government from creating sufficient income to go on with the arrangement of capacity to networks yet additionally a recipe for fire flare-ups and electric shock which cost the clients substantially more.
He was hopeful that in spite of the ongoing financial difficulties in the country , government will keep on giving the required consideration to the dire necessities of Dagbon.
The King of Dagbon spread the word about this when the Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, paid him a graciousness call in front of the send off of the NEDCo Unique Income Security Taskforce at the Gbewa Royal residence at Yendi.
The Energy Minister required the help of the King of Dagbon to assist authorities of NEDCo with the establishment of new prepaid meters at Dagbon to assist the thorough income activation with driving for NEDCo for its functional regions.