Anambra State government has announced that it plans to pick the hospital bill of one Mr Okechukwu Akeneme, who was brutalized by agents of the state.
Akaneme, a former chairman of Onitsha Federated Chapel of Nigeria Union of journalists, NUJ, and Chairman of Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, recently had his neck and spinal cord broken by some agents of Anambra State Waste Management Agency, ASWAMA, during a disagreement over payment of waste disposal levy.
gathered that his health had deteriorated, just as he has incurred about N20 million bill. His situation had led to an uproar among members of the public, with many calling on the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, to intervene. Meanwhile, during State Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, the state government resolved to pick the bill.
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