Why we can’t pay GenCos, by AEDC

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has blamed the inability to settle its indebtedness to electricity generating companies, GenCos on challenges bedeviling the power sector.

The company's Director of Corporate Services, Mr. Abimbola Odubiyi, said in an interview in Abuja that the debts were caused by  systemic problems, but assured that steps were being taken to address the matter.

His words.
“We are supposed to pass the increase on to our customers but we cannot. So that is where we have the shortfall. It is a systemic problem, it is not a deliberate problem and not that the discos do not want to pay the GenCos the full price.

"For our company, we are paying our obligations, but have a shortfall. We have a shortfall on our obligations to the GenCos just like every DISCOs. But it is a systemic industry problem which is aggravated by the fact that every month the cost for the GENCOs is increasing due to the Naira-Dollar exchange rate whereas we cannot increase our own tariff every month.

"The distribution end in Nigeria faces a lot of challenges, first the issue of customers have not paid or are reluctant to pay; the issue of theft is very rampant; by-passing and tempering with meter, some refuse to pay outright, then the problem of vandalization of our equipment, including cables, feeder-pillars usually it is very rampant, people steal our cables, feeder-pillars and other assets.

"On top of that the generation we are expecting to sell, we are not getting enough. So it is the more generation we have the more money we make. This also come to the problem of GENCOs. We are not getting enough generation required.

"We have the cost and it is fixed, and if we can get enough generation, we will be able to make more money to meet up with all our market obligations, and if our customers are paying and nobody is vandalizing our assets or people are not stealing the electricity.”

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Photos of collapsed 4-story building in Abuja

Six people have been rescued while two others are still trapped under the rubble of a four- storey building that collapsed at 444 Crescent, Citec Villa, Gwarinpa, Abuja.

It has been reported that the building which came down in the early hours of Monday was illegally erected on a water way. The owners of the property are also said to have ignored an order to stop construction.

Rescue efforts by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, FCT Fire Service and some construction companies which brought in heavy equipment are ongoing.

Photo by Aisha Adamu.

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Kuje jailbreak a plot to kill Kanu - IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused security agencies of attempting to kill its leader, Nnamdi Kanu on Monday by firing teargas into his cell at Kuje Prisons, Abuja.

The Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful made the allegation in a statement in Enugu on Monday.

“The Federal Government and it’s secret police, the DSS through the prison authorities and warders in charge of Kuje Prisons have perfected arrangements to snuff life out of our leader, Mazi Kanu and those with him in the prison by separating the inmates who had misunderstanding with fellow inmates.

"There were teargas and gun shots into Mazi Nnamdi Kanu ‘s cell for him to die systematically.

“ However, we observed that the government and its security agents through their prison warders orchestrated the violence in the prison in order to have excuses to eliminate Kanu.
"The orchestrated violence to be executed by prison warders started when the security agents shot sporadically towards the doors and windows where our leader Mazi Kanu and two other IPOB members were being detained.

“ The prison officials went to search some prison inmates whose cells were very far from where Kanu and two others were kept but all of a sudden, they started shooting live bullets towards the direction where our leader was kept. The cannon of teargas was thrown inside the room that he stays.

“ Right now, we don’t know the condition of our leader and others detained with him.

“ We are calling on the international community, the United Nations UN, the African Union AU, lovers of freedom, Amnesty International, AI, Human Rights watch/NGO’s and well-meaning Nigerians who understand the meaning of self-determination to come to our rescue because right now, we don’t know the condition of our leader.

“ We in IPOB family worldwide under the leadership of prophet Nnamdi Kanu are still intact in the pursuit of Biafra restoration irrespective of the attacks from the FG and DSS.

“ We, however, call on the agents of darkness in our midst and in Biafraland and government to look for another place because IPOB under Kanu is intact, no factions or crises within us and nobody can divide this group which has the divine mandate to liberate the people of Biafra from the shackles of slavery and bondage.

“ Nevertheless, all the members of IPOB are advised to be resolute, watchful and mindful of whom they allow into their midst. We congratulate the international community, all rights organizations/NGOs, Christian community and well-meaning Nigerians who deemed it so wise to advise Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu and other members of IPOB and pro Biafra agitators detained in different prisons and security cells across the country.”

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