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Kaduna Electric has severed electricity supply to the Kaduna State Government House and other state government s due to unpaid bills. The disconnection follows exhaustive efforts by the utility company to resolve the issue through consultations and reconciliations.

The outstanding balance for electricity consumed from January 2024 to July 2024 alone totals a substantial One Billion, One Hundred and Sixty-Six Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety-One Naira, Eighty-Seven Kobo (N1,166,856,991.87). This, combined with historical debt, brings the Kaduna State Government’s total arrears to Two Billion Nine Hundred and Forty-Three Million Sixty Thousand One Hundred and Sixteen Naira Seventy-Seven Kobo (N2,943,060,116.77).

Despite a recent payment of N256,920,963.88 made on May 9, 2024, for electricity consumed between September 2023 and December 2023, the debt remains significantly high. The payment, while notable, has not sufficed to clear the accumulated arrears.

The disconnection decision, formally issued on July 21, 2024, and received by the Office of the Governor on July 22, 2024, was a last resort after numerous attempts to address the payment issues. In contrast, other states under the Kaduna Electric franchise—Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara—have maintained their s in good standing, consistently meeting their payment obligations.

Kaduna Electric has emphasised that the disconnection was necessary to meet its own financial obligations and ensure operational stability.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had previously intervened by installing an and Special Board to oversee Kaduna Electric during a transitionary period before the official takeover by current investors. The had committed to paying N20 million monthly, including statutory tax payments, which has been adhered to since the management change.

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Kaduna Govt seals Kaduna Electric's HQs

The Kaduna State government has sealed off the office of Kaduna Electric after the electricity company disconnected power supply to government offices over N2.9bn debt.

The electric company had also disconnected electricity supply to other state government facilities.

But in a move that amounted to tit for tat, the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service also sealed the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company over a N600m tax liability.

Speaking to newsmen after the exercise in the early hours of Friday, the Executive Chairman of KADIRS, Jerry Adams, said the operation was an execution of a court order to restrain KAEDCO over the liability due to the state.

Adams explained that the N600m tax liability was from 2015 to 2022, when they did all the reconciliations with KAEDCO agreeing to pay a substantial amount of the liability.

The executive chairman, however, lamented, “Till this moment, since last year that the liability was established, KAEDCO has not met what it committed to do.

“We are backed by the law to seal and take over their premises in order to ensure compliance, and that is what we executed this morning.”

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BAND A

Even the government cannot afford it, with trillion naira budget.

How do you expect the common man to afford it ?

This government is out of touch with reality.

#Tinubu Must Go.

Let them deduct the tax from the bills accumulated and pay up. Enough of all these narcissistic gas lighting everywhere

Ok

Hahaha
Problem everywhere for helinues' APC

Afonjatijati:
Hahaha
Problem everywhere for helinues' APC

Stop trolling me.

Don't you have respect for yourself?

Electricity don cost gan… my 2k last maximum of 2 days on band A. 2k 2017 dey use one month 😂

Where my popcorn 🍿...

This drama go sweet

Couldn't help myself
Read a meme here once. Went thus, word for word...

"If they explain Nigeria for you and you understand, that means they didn't explain it well."

Let them be disconnected

This is what I call balablue!

No gree for anybody..... Government house should have paid... Even if u can't pay all... If nepa give u bill of 20m at least pay 5 million to avoid disconnection.... But na 1 billion government house dey owe.... Kai

SMH

If government house cannot pay the unrealistic bill,how do you expect the common man to meet up.

Why can't these DISCOs install prepaid meters for government?

Make the State government pay their bills and stop this nonsense jor.

N2b will provide Solar energy solutions to the whole state department

Okay

How would they pay N600m tax, when you owe them 2b?

Rubbish tit for tat...

Debtors and their audacity!

That's how they'll kill your business and be claiming customer is always right!

Thunder fire Kaduna State government.

MasterJayJay:
Why can't these DISCOs install prepaid meters for government?

dem no go see money oh

Naija na comedy station

Na igbo man disconnect them

Just check well🤡

Kai aboki!
do me I do u, gwod she nor gor bex walahi mana!

In order news, one mutulla has bn crying since yesterday say Chukwudi nor follow #EndBadGovernance peaceful protest... wetin dey zuuzuu biko?

sombori hurry do gimme update b4 I off pant dey waka naked 4 Nairaland here!

Cruise country 😂😂😂

Zwooks:
Let them deduct the tax from the bills accumulated and pay up. Enough of all these narcissistic gas lighting everywhere

Simple.

This is shameful...irresponsibility from government...they just realised Kaduna Electric were owing taxes... :

Shameless government

We just started.
DJ is yet to play the music.

comedy just full Naija 🤣 😂. Tit for tat

Funny people