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President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate settlement of the outstanding electricity bill owed to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company.
The President's directive follows the reconciliation of accounts between the State House Management and AEDC.
This was contained in a statement signed Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy copy made available to newsmen.
Contrary to AEDC's initial claim of a N923 million debt in a paid advertorial in newspapers, the State House's outstanding bill is N342,352,217.46, according to a letter from the management of AEDC to the State House Permanent Secretary dated February 14, 2024.
Having reconciled the position to the satisfaction of both parties, the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured that the debt will be paid to AEDC before the end of this week.
Following the example set by the Presidency, the Chief of Staff also urged other MDAs to reconcile their accounts with AEDC and settle their electricity bills.
