By Tony Adibe
An agency of the Enugu State Government, the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, has sealed the corporate head office of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), along Okpara Avenue in the Enugu metropolis.
Also sealed in the early hours of Tuesday by officials of the agency were the company’s district offices at Awkunanaw, Abakpa and Ogui, all within the Enugu capital territory. No official reason has been given for the sanction by the agency as at press time. The management of EEDC, however, expressed surprise at the development, stressing that no notice of any sort had been issued to it before now.
Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Eze said in a statement that the ECTDA officials who sealed the EEDC offices claimed to be acting on the directive of the state government. 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 by the agency to our organisation. We were informed by the Security Men on duty that in the early hours of today (Tuesday), at about 1.53a.m., 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 at now, there has not been any clear information/ 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 the 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 as debt owed the company and has concluded plans to commence disconnection of indebted customers.”
