A total of 86 government ministries, agencies, and departments owe the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company a sum of N47 billion.
According to a public notice from the AEDC management, the Presidential Villa has an outstanding debt of N923.9 million, the National Security Adviser owes N95.9 billion, the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory supervised by Nyesom Wike owes N7.57 billion, and Adebayo Adelabu’s Ministry of Power is in debt to the tune of N78 million.
In the notice issued on Monday, the AEDC stated its intention to publicly disclose the names of MDAs with substantial unpaid bills for electricity services. This decision is attributed to the previous unsuccessful attempts to prompt these entities to fulfill their financial obligations.
The AEDC warned that it would disconnect the MDAs within 10 days if they do not settle their outstanding debts.
“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, 28th February 2024, embark on disconnection of our services to them until they discharge their obligations to us by paying their debts,” it threatened.