Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)
says it has disconnected electricity supply to
the National Arts Theatre, Lagos over unpaid
N12 million debts.
Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manger,
Corporate Communications of EKEDC, told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in
Lagos that the debt was an accumulation of
unpaid bills over time.
Idemudia said EKEDC had no option than to
disconnect the complex after all appeals to the
management to pay the accumulated bill
proved abortive.
The EKEDC spokesman, however, promised
that supply would be restored if the
management paid part of the debt.
A senior official of the National Theatre, who
did not want his name mentioned, told NAN
that the management would pay the bill as
soon it received its allocation.
He said the management could not pay from of
its generated revenue because “the money into
the Treasury Single Account as directed by the
Federal Government.”
He, however, assured that the management
would pay part of the bill soon.
Meanwhile, NAN correspondent who visited the
National Theatre reports that the outage had
taken its toll on patronage to the popular
relaxation area at the complex.
The traders told NAN that many of their
customers had stopped coming since the
power outage started more than two weeks
ago.
“Each of us spend more N1,500 daily to buy
iced block to chill drinks.
“The darkness at the theatre has paralysed our
businesses; no customer is willing to eat or
take a hot drink,” one of the traders said.
They appealed to the National Theatre
management to pay part of the debt so that
power supply would be restored to the
complex.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)
says it has disconnected electricity supply to
the National Arts Theatre, Lagos over unpaid
N12 million debts.
Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manger,
Corporate Communications of EKEDC, told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in
Lagos that the debt was an accumulation of
unpaid bills over time.
Idemudia said EKEDC had no option than to
disconnect the complex after all appeals to the
management to pay the accumulated bill
proved abortive.
The EKEDC spokesman, however, promised
that supply would be restored if the
management paid part of the debt.
A senior official of the National Theatre, who
did not want his name mentioned, told NAN
that the management would pay the bill as
soon it received its allocation.
He said the management could not pay from of
its generated revenue because “the money into
the Treasury Single Account as directed by the
Federal Government.”
He, however, assured that the management
would pay part of the bill soon.
Meanwhile, NAN correspondent who visited the
National Theatre reports that the outage had
taken its toll on patronage to the popular
relaxation area at the complex.
The traders told NAN that many of their
customers had stopped coming since the
power outage started more than two weeks
ago.
“Each of us spend more N1,500 daily to buy
iced block to chill drinks.
“The darkness at the theatre has paralysed our
businesses; no customer is willing to eat or
take a hot drink,” one of the traders said.
They appealed to the National Theatre
management to pay part of the debt so that
power supply would be restored to the
complex.
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