The Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has given a 10 days’ notice to 86 government Ministry Department and agencies to pay up the N47.1bn electricity debt they owe or risk disconnection.
An advertorial by the company said the notice was issued after the MDAs failed to pay up their outstanding balance for December, reports Daily Trust.
“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 honor their obligations have not achieved the desired result.
“The relevant MDAs (as listed above) 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,” it read.
Top on the list of its debtors is the Chief of Defence Staff-Barracks and Military Formations with N12bn debt followed by the Ministry of FCT with N7.5bn debt.
Next is Ministry of Finance with N5.4bn, then Niger State Governor, Abuja Liaison Office with N3.4bn, among others.
