Imo State Govt Denies Imposing Fines On Use Of Solar Panels, Generators
The government of Imo State has refuted claims made in news reports suggesting that it is levying fines on individuals utilising solar panels or generators within the state.
According to the State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, the authors of the fake story were set to tarnish the image of the Imo State government for no just cause.
He noted that while the government has the responsibility to ensure the environmental safety of citizens, it has never contemplated sanctioning anyone for using either solar panels or generators.
He observed that the narrative circulating on social media “combined Imo State with another state that explicitly implemented that policy.”
He said: ” Of course, the publishers of the mischievous story could not attribute it to any official of the Imo state government because we don’t have such a policy in place,” he explained.
According to him, “the story merely mentioned an imposition of two million Naira fine on one Nneoma bakery for various environmental infractions accumulated over the past three years without being specific “
The Commissioner disclosed that the state government has even gone beyond who uses any alternative source of energy as it is on the verge of providing uninterrupted power supply to the people of the state.
“We have gone far in our bid to provide power supply 24/7 across the state for us to bother with who uses solar panels or generators.”
He therefore urged the public to disregard the misleading story as the government at no point in time imposed any levy on those using alternative energy sources.
Imo State Govt Denies Imposing Fines On Use Of Solar Panels, Generators is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
