Key government institutions risk being disconnected from their source of public supply of electricity, as the deadline by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company PLC to all debtors expires today.
On Friday, the electricity distribution firm had issued a 72 hours ultimatum to all customers in its area of franchise with outstanding bills to settle their accounts immediately to avoid service disruption.
The company said customers yet to settle their outstanding bills latest by Monday, June 3, 2024, risked disconnection of their electricity supply.
“This is to inform the general public that AEDC will disconnect all customers with outstanding eElectricity lectricity bills on June 3, 2024.
Timely payment of electricity bills is crucial for the continued operation and enhancement of AEDC’s infrastructure, ensuring we can deliver efficient and reliable service to our community,“ the company said in a public statement.
In the statement, the company listed some government institutions, agencies, Ministries and state governments among the heavy debtors that may be affected by the disconnection threat if they did settle their accounts by paying all outstanding bills before the stipulated deadline.
They include the Nigeria Army, Nigeria Airforce, Defence Headquarters, Nigerian Army Barracks and the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja.
Others include the Federal Capital Development Authority, Kogi and Niger State Governments, Power House, and Maitama, Abuja; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) House I, and the Head of Service.
The list also includes some Federal Government Ministries like Education, Women Affairs, Industry, Trade and Investment, as well as Interior, and Water Resources, Finance. National Planning (Budget) and Works.
The National Stadium, the Goodluck Jonathan Athletics Hall and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Abuja were all included in the list of debtors.
Although the AEDC did not state how much each of the affected agencies and organisations were owing, an official said it ran into several billions of Naira.
