Others include the Ministry of Education, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, among others.
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – The Presidential Villa, Chief of Defence Staff Barracks and the Ministry of the Petroleum Resources are among top agencies given a 10-day notice by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to pay their over N47 billion debt or face disconnection.
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have been grappling with poor revenue collections nationwide as highlighted by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in its report.
NERC asserted that the total revenue collected by all DisCos in the third quarter of 2023 was N267.61 billion out of N349.55 billion due to it.
AEDC on Monday, February 19, 2024, issued a total of 86 government establishments, including the Presidential Villa, ministries, departments and agencies of government (MDAs) an advertised notice to pay their debt which was due in December 2023.
Among the defaulters are the Chief of Defence Staff Barracks and Military formations with over N12 billion debt, the Ministry of Finance, over N5.4 billion, followed by the Niger State Liaison Office in Abuja with N3.4 billion debt.
Others include the Ministry of Education, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, among others.
AEDC said in the notice, “The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) is constrained to do this publication with the details of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies with long outstanding unpaid bills for services rendered to them through the provision of electricity supply in that our previous attempts to make them honour their obligations have not achieved the desired result.
“The relevant MDAs are hereby given notice that AEDC shall after the expiration of 10 days from the date of this publication, that is, after Wednesday, 28th February 2024, embark on disconnection of our services to them until they discharge their obligations to us by paying their debts.”