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The Nigerian Army has decried that the blackouts experienced in various barracks and cantonments have led to the decomposition of corpses in military mortuaries. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, disclosed this during his visit to the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, according to a statement issued by the minister's media aide, Bolaji Tunji on Friday. The army chief appealed for the liquidation of the N42 billion electricity debt army formations owed electricity distribution companies.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has said that the Abuja liaison offices of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and 14 other state governors across the country are owing the sum of N5,214,240,490 outstanding electricity charges debt. The electricity distribution company which made this known in a disconnection notice released on Monday issued a 10-day deadline to the governors to clear their debt or get their light disconnected.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has given the United Nations’ Abuja liaison office, the Head Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Abuja, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ministry of Power, Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance and over 50 other ministries, departments and agencies 10-day disconnection ultimatum over N37.641 billion outstanding electricity charges debt.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has said that the Clerk to the National Assembly, Ojo Olatunde Amos, the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS), also known as State Security Services (SSS), owe a total of N3,416,204,222 in electricity bill.