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EEDC decries Enugu govt’s sealing of company’s offices without notice

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has decried the sealing of its corporate headquarters and others in Enougu by the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) without prior notice.

EEDC had last week pencilled down Enugu State government offices as some of the organisations to be disconnected in its debts recovery move in South East.

EEDC, in a statement released by its Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, said they were surprised by ECTDA sealing the company’s corporate and others without any information or reason for the action.

According to the statement, the company has not been communicated on the reason or reasons why their offices were sealed in Enugu

The statement reads: “On arriving for work this morning, we were surprised to meet our corporate head office sealed by the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA).

This development is strange because there was no notice of any sort from the agency to our organisation.

We were informed by the security men on duty that in the early hours of today (Tuesday), at about 1.53, a group of men came and locked up the gates, claiming that the State Governor directed the action.

Our Abakpa, Awkunanaw, and Ogui District offices were not spared, as their gates were equally sealed and locked.

As of now, there has not been any clear information or communication from ECTDA explaining their action.

We, however, suspect that this action might not be unconnected to the notice of disconnection published by EEDC informing indebted customers of its intention to commence disconnection today, Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Enugu State Government happens to be one of the indebted customers, with over N1 billion owed to EEDC. It is important to state that the majority of the state government’s facilities are metered (so, it is not a case of estimated billing).

EEDC has about N180 billion in debt owed to the company and has concluded plans to commence the disconnection of indebted customers.”

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