By Deola Olukande
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has listed Nigeria’s seat of power, the Aso Rock Villa; its seats of financial power, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Ministry of Finance, as some of its huge debtors, like military formations.
Curiously, Barrister Nyesom Wike’s Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory and parastatals, which have been on residents jugular over debts owes a staggering N7,573,120,732.
AEDC has, therefore issued a 10-day notice of disconnection to them all over their embarrassing indebtedness. Below is a publication of the indebted entities.
A whopping N47,195,620,266.06 is owed by the seats of power and finance and other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
The Presidential Villa owes nearly a billion Naira with a debt tag of N923,873,150.
Military barracks and formations owe the most with N12,001,481,606.
The Ministry of Finance has an accumulated debt of N5,432,741,321, while the Liaison Office of the Niger State Government is owing N3,448,373,803.
According to the Notice of Disconnection signed and released by AEDC Management on Monday in a publication: “Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) is constrained to do this publication with the details of Government Ministries, Department 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 the disconnection of our services to them until they discharge their obligations to us by paying their debts.”
