{"id":8360,"date":"2022-09-19T13:45:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=8360"},"modified":"2022-09-19T13:57:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:57:20","slug":"ecg-has-ulterior-motives-against-me-mp-for-lower-manya-krobo-fight-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=8360","title":{"rendered":"ECG has Ulterior Motives against Me-MP for Lower Manya Krobo \u00a0fight back"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Member of Parliament (MP)\u00a0 for Lower Manya Krobo Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has dispelled the allegation that he is engaged in illegal connection of power from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to him, the allegations by the ECG are completely falsehood and that he has not sourced power illegally and connected to his House.<\/p>\n

In his considered view, the ECG officials have ulterior motives against him for political capitalization, hence the haste to make him look bad and irresponsible citizen in the eyes of the general public<\/p>\n

He questioned that, if not for cynical motives to tarnish his hard-earned reputation, why would the ECG officials describe tapping power from his meter to another room in the same house as an illegal connection?<\/p>\n

Hon Terlabi was reacting to media reports that the ECG has summoned him and other residents of Krobo-Odumansi for engaging in illegal connection of electricity.<\/p>\n

He told EXPRESSNEWSGHANA,<\/em><\/strong> in an interview at his Odumase residence that, the ECG management is engaged in politics with national issues by labeling him as power theft.<\/p>\n

He said he did not steal power from the ECG and that he is a law-abiding citizen and by extension a lawmaker and would be the last person to engage in illegal connection of power.<\/p>\n

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HON TERLABI SHOWING EXPRESSNEWS TEAM THE METER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cLet me say again and again that I have not stolen power. This is my father’s house, after his death, I took over. The house has many rooms with only one meter. Some time ago, because I was not always at home, I rented one of the rooms out to a tenant. So I separated that room from the main house Metre and acquired a prepared meter for that tenant. This was done years ago before this ECG matter in Odumanse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, some youth, I suspected to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came to my house in my absence and saw the prepared meter in that rented apartment and went out to claim to the media that I have betrayed the people, \u201c he explained.<\/p>\n

Hon Terlabi said the ECG officials have rather misconduct as management of a state institution that is supposed to respect laws.<\/p>\n

He said if not for ulterior motives why would the ECG officials come to remove power from his duly paid meter and mischievously call the media to publish him as a power thief?<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do I become a power thief by connecting power from my meter to another room for which I will pay for the Bills? My security too is important. I must take my security seriously, this place becomes dark whenever I am not around and I have had my car battery stolen several times,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n