This comes after the AEDC published the names of its debtors, which surprisingly included the State House, MDAs, state governments and local councils within its franchise areas.
By Jeffrey Agbo
To avert disconnection, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of outstanding State House electricity bill to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).
The order is contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the president’s directive followed the reconciliation of accounts between the house’s management and the electricity company.
Onanuga said that contrary to the AEDC’s initial claim of N923 million debt in a paid advertorial in newspapers, the State House’s outstanding bill is N342,352,217.46.
The presidential aide added that the the management of AEDC made the clarification to the State House Permanent Secretary in a letter dated February 14.
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”Having reconciled the position to the satisfaction of both parties, the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has given assurance that the debt will be paid to AEDC before the end of this week.
”Following the example of the Presidency, chief of staff also urged other Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to reconcile their accounts with AEDC and pay their electricity bills,” he said.
This comes after the AEDC published the names of its debtors, which surprisingly included the State House, MDAs, state governments and local councils within its franchise areas.