N180bn debt: EEDC to disconnect Government Houses, CBN, Army, others

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has threatened to begin to disconnect the Government Houses, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office, the Nigerian Army formation and others in the South East for their indebtedness to  the company. The company issued the threat in a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, and made available to newsmen in Enugu on Friday.

Eze stated that the listed organisations were indebted to the company to the tune of over N180 billion for energy consumed. He argued that the planned disconnection was part of the company’s strategies to recover its money. He listed the affected defaulters to include the Enugu State Government, Ebonyi Government, Anambra Government, Abia Government, Imo Government; Innoson Technical and Industries; University of Nigeria (Enugu and Nsukka Campuses) and Nigerian Bottling Company.

Others are the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police, Nigerian Air-Force, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Railway Corporation, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; UNTH Ituku-Ozalla; Ebonyi State University; Coal Corporation Quarters and Federal Secretariat and Establishments. “We are also disconnecting GMO Rubber Division; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; Ebonyi State Government’s Ecumenical Centre One; Nigeria Prisons Training School; CBN offices; M/S Concorde Hotel, Owerri and Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.

Also included are Enugu High Court; Reliable Steel and Plastic Industries Ltd; Jilnas Industries; BENGAS Nigeria Ltd; CIFO Petroleum Ltd; STANEL Filling Station, Highlift Pumping Station; FINOC Industries Ltd; Aluminum Extrusion Industries Ltd. and VIN VAL Ltd.

The rest are Local Government offices; St. Davids Porter Nigeria Ltd; Gees Denver Company Limited; the Federal Ministry of Works, Hospitals Management Board and DONLINK Plastic Industries, among many others,” he said. The EEDC spokesman warned that effective from June 10, 2024, the company would commence massive disconnection of supply to the customers and others with outstanding bills.