The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has disconnected Niger State government house and other government agencies due to debt running into over N1.3billion.
Adamu Dantani, AEDC Public Relations Officer in the state made this known in a press briefing in Minna saying that the decision to disconnect the Government House, general hospital and other state agencies is in a bid to recover all the outstanding debts running into several billions of naira being owed the company by the Niger State government.
According to Dantani the disconnection would have been carried out months ago but was waved as a result of the intervention of the state House of Assembly.
He further stated that four months after the intervention by the state house of assembly in which an agreement was reached, the Niger State government had failed to honour the agreement.
Mr. Adamu Dantani explained further that in the agreement reached, the state government was to settle at least about 80 per cent of the debt which they have failed to do.
In his words:
“From the day of the agreement till date, there is no commitment from the state government.”
He added:
“We took the action after being pushed to the wall by the state government for not keeping its words after the intervention of the state Assembly four months ago.”
“We don’t have any option than to disconnect their services and concentrate on our teaming loyal consumers in and outside the metropolis.”
Other state owned public institutions affected by the disconnection are: the state water board, schools, all General hospitals, the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, and that of the Head of Service, among others.
