Mr Nnaji said the plant was conceived in March 2004 as “a child of necessity by the desire to increase power supply nationwide.”
Mr Umahi, who was in Aba to inspect the project, directed the security operatives attached to his motorcade to arrest the erring traders.
“There has been what is called urban sprawl; the city has grown without control,’’ he said.
The party accused INEC of auditing the BVAS on the orders of the Labour Party and without its agents being present.
I want to use this opportunity to call on the Federal government and particularly the INEC chairman to ensure that the right thing is done in Abia State.
Rebecca Jim, Head, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Abia, who disclosed this in a statement, said that a new date would be communicated in due time.
According to him, the reported skirmishes in the affected polling units during Saturday’s election necessitated the fresh polls.
The number of casualties was yet to be ascertained.
In Aba and Umuahia, filling stations sell petrol between N190 and N220 per litre. Major marketers, however, sell at the official pump price of N162.
The men allegedly strangled Bright and Victory Osuagwu, aged nine and seven, to death on April 2.
