Nasarawa Assembly summons AEDC, NAePA over persistent power blackout, outrageous bills
By Aliyu Umar Maraki
Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has summoned the Area Manager, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC to appear before the House on Tuesday next week over persistent power blackout and over billing of customers across the State.
The House also summoned the General Manager, Nasarawa Electricity Power Agency NAePA, Yakubu Suleiman to appear before the House on same day.
The House said, the invitation extended to them was to enable them tell the House why is that there is persistent power blackout and outrageous billing in the State.
The speaker of the House Mr. Danladi Jatau, gave the summon after Hon Solomon Yakubu Akwashiki raised the issue on the matter of public importance during the House proceedings in Lafia, the State Capital.
The Speaker said that the House wants to know why there is epileptic power supply and over billing to customers across the state.
He said that the constitution has empowered the House to invite anybody operating in the state for questioning on matters of public importance.
Earlier, Member representing Lafia Central constituency Mr. Solomon Yakubu Akwashiki while raising the issue, said that the activities of AEDC is not encouraging at all and has affected business activities in the State.
Mr. Akwashiki called on his colleagues to support his motion to enable the House invite the management of AEDC to explain why they are shortchanging the people of his constituency and the State at large.
