Residents of Ndokwa Nation in Delta State have filed separate but similar suits against the Federal Government, Delta State Government, over the continued denial of electricity supply to their communities.
The suit was separately filed by the Principal Partner of The Chambers of Evans Ufeli, Mr Evans Ufeli, at the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State.
The Applicants; Nzete Davidson, Adimali Endurance, Chukwudi Ejechi, Kingsley Ossai, Stanley Adoh, Chinedu Okoro, and Osuya Chukwunwike.
The Applicants in their separate suits argued that the denial of power supply to their host communities violates their fundamental rights to life, dignity, development, and freedom from discrimination.
They further lamented that apart from being cut off from the national grid, the Ndokwa people suffer the consequences of constant gas flaring, environmental degradation from the operation of the power plant.
Though the suits have been filed, a hearing date is yet to be fixed by the court.
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