Parliament orders withdrawal of soldiers used for installation of Krobo prepaid meters - Adomonline.com

Parliament has directed the Defence Minister to immediately withdraw the military personnel assisting the installation of prepaid meters at Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region.

“We are also directing that the Minister for Defence withdraws the military attaché in the area for the time being for us to address certain matters, I so direct.”

Oklitey Terlabi

The lawmaker said the presence of the military men is heightening tensions in the community.

The soldiers are assisting the ECG with the installation of new prepaid meters following months of hostility between residents and the ECG over the payment of electricity bills.

The ECG has justified the use of military personnel during the exercise.

The people of Kroboland have since the year 2014 engaged in a tussle with ECG over the installation of prepaid meters due to what they described as overbilling among others.