The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Raji Fashola, has faulted the no confidence vote passed on Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) by the state House of Assembly.

The minister, who criticised the action on Monday in Enugu at the 16th power sector monthly meeting, appealed to the state government to settle the N2.6 billion it owed EEDC.

He said that the debt contributed to the challenges faced by the distribution company in meeting the electricity needs of its consumers.

He expressed dismay that the company had been under assault in Enugu State.

“EEDC appealed to me to intervene and impress on the state government to settle the huge debts it owed the company,’’ he said.

He said that the distribution company might not have impressed its customers due to obvious challenges.

“The power sector is in transition and the type of result we expect may not come immediately.

“The interest of the EEDC and the customers will be better served if the state assembly collaborates with the company instead of the no confidence vote,” Fashola said.

The minister said it was ridiculous that the state assembly passed no confidence vote on the EEDC when the government owed it N2.6 billion.

“The more attention we pay to the power sector by paying for the power we consume, the more result we get.

“If attention is not paid to the sector, there will be poor performance and no amount of vote of no confidence will improve their performance,” he added.

Fashola said it was obvious that most of the power distribution companies had performed below expectation and urged them to improve on their performance.

He stressed the need for EEDC to improve on its communication with the public in order to build mutual trust.

He reiterated the commitment of the federal government to improve the power sector, which was evident in the institution of the power sector recovery plan that would soon be launched.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that in the first quarter of 2017, Enugu state Assembly passed vote of no confidence on the EEDC, citing poor service delivery.

Meanwhile, the state government through the Commissioner for Information, Dr Godwin Udeuhele, has said that the government is making efforts to settle the debts accumulated by successive administrations.

He said that the incumbent government had paid some amount of money to show its commitment.

The commissioner said that a committee made up of government officials and staff of EEDC had been set up to sort out the actual amount owed the company.

Day11:
Mehn... naxo buhari finish dis my friend


Bet why?

simplycarro:
Jonathan sold most these Electricity distribution companies that have no finacial or technical clouts to handle the companies.

eezeribe:

Excuses don't solve problems.

simplycarro:


Yes, agreed but we need to have a background to the problem so that such will not occur again

greymiles:
Cursed region! Dey shuld rot in darkness.

Me enjoying 23hrs/7days electricity in oshogbo.

NATIONALPASTOR:


Ure a beast.

why forcing the Igbos to remain with you in your failed country called Nigeria?

Can you compare Oshogbo to Enugu?

wicked soul that have never even been to ondo....


Travel out to other states and you'll respect Igbos. Igbos don't pupu with poo as your people do....

So which region is cursed now?

Ronaaldo:
Fashola, thank you so much. Those enugu lawmakers are just jealous that an Anambra man owns and controls EEDC. EEDC is doing very fine in the southeast, with the only exception being the issue of deployment of pre-paid meters which is a contentious issue nationwide.

MaziOmenuko:


Oga, stop being sentimental. EEDC is the worst of all the discos despite enjoying one of the most active Gencos in the country. Power generation is above average from the Gencos but EEDC has failed to transmit to the end users; deliberately rejecting power generated so it won't pay for it, but billing it's customers based on estimation. In such doing, they don't pay for power from the Gencos but still make money from the customers since they don't give prepaid metres.

Stop this your Anambra politics and see things as they are. No one hates on Arthur Eze, but it is obvious GEJ used the EEDC to settle him. His company is incompetent and in saner climes, the FG would have revoked his licence. But if that is done now, you start shouting that the FG is marginalizig the igbos, no longer that Enugu hates Anambra.

Ronaaldo:
Fashola, thank you so much. Those enugu lawmakers are just jealous that an Anambra man owns and controls EEDC. EEDC is doing very fine in the southeast, with the only exception being the issue of deployment of pre-paid meters which is a contentious issue nationwide.

greymiles:

Wich Igbo dey again?
No be all of una dey ladipo and alaba?
Dirty filthy things.

Fyi I went to futo

Ronaaldo:
It is you and your fellow Wawa lawmakers that are sentimental. You still haven't gotten over the defeat that your clearly greedy and incompetent brother Nnaji suffered in the hands of Emeka Offor. Yes, Emeka Offor, not Arthur Eze that bitterness made you to confuse for Offor. EEDC is doing very well and it is only enugu people that are complaining just because your failed governor cannot pay his light bills. Prepaid meter is a nationwide issue affecting all DISCOs not just EEDC.

saintandsinnerz:

Mr just shut up and stop playing your useless tribal politics here. Which EEDC is doing well? FYI, I'm from Anambra and it's the same story. EEDC is the worst performing Disco company. Don't bring your childish tribal politics here, we are talking something serious. Emeka Offor is more of a brother to me but his EEDC company is not doing well simple

Ronaaldo:
It is you and your fellow Wawa lawmakers that are sentimental. You still haven't gotten over the defeat that your clearly greedy and incompetent brother Nnaji suffered in the hands of Emeka Offor. Yes, Emeka Offor, not Arthur Eze that bitterness made you to confuse for Offor. EEDC is doing very well and it is only enugu people that are complaining just because your failed governor cannot pay his light bills. Prepaid meter is a nationwide issue affecting all DISCOs not just EEDC.

MaziOmenuko:


Yes, Emeka Offor.

No, your myopic mind makes you think I'm from Enugu! Shallow ar'se. You think it's only Enugu people that knows Emeka Offor runs an incompetent EEDC just because he got it on a platter of gold.

Anyway, no need to engage you any longer. Continue your ethnic dellusion, since the tribal dellusion isn't profiting you anymore.

eezeribe:
I swear.even some of the best brains became dumb under Buhari.

simplycarro:
Jonathan sold most of these Electricity distribution companies that have no finacial or technical clouts to handle the companies.
Arthur Eze is a useless investor that has not add any value to that EEDC since he was given by Jonathan