Abuja DisCo to disconnect Presidential Villa, CBN, Power Ministry, others over N47.1bn debt

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company says it will disconnect electricity in the Presidential Villa and 86 Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies over outstanding debt of N47.1 billion as of December 2023.

The company made this known on Monday in a notice of disconnection.

The company, however, appealed to the affected MDAs to pay up before the disconnection time slated for Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

Some of the affected MDAs are Chief of Defence Staff – Barracks and Military Formations owing N12bn; FCT Ministry; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of State Petroleum; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Information; Ministry of Education; and Ministry of Agriculture.

Others are the Federal Inland Revenue Service; Ministry of Education; CBN governor; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Budget and Planning; Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Ministry of Interior; Head ECOWAS; and Ministry of Transport, among others.

“The Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has given a 10 days’ notice to 86 Government to pay up the N47.1bn electricity debt they owe or risk disconnection.

“The Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC is constrained to do this publication with the details of Government, Ministries, Departments 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 results.

“The relevant MDAs are hereby given notice that the AEDC shall, after the expiration of 10 days from the date of this publication, that is, after Wednesday, February 28, 2024, embark on the disconnection of our services to them until they discharge their obligations to us by paying their debts,” AEDC said in a notice of disconnection to the affected MDAs.