We’re not guilty of non- remittance to NBET — EKEDC

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has refuted reports that it refused to make payment for bulk energy invoice for January, 2018, presented by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET).
The company’s reaction comes 24 hours after the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, accused some DisCos of non-remmittance of payment to NBET for January, 2018.
The EKEDC’s Chief Legal Officer, Wola Joseph-Ojoye, said in a statement,yesterday, that the company has been consistent in the settlement of energy invoices from NBET.
Joseph-Ojoye stated that an energy invoice for the previous month usually comes towards the end of the following month with the invoice bearing a due date for payment.
“The bill for the month of January 2018, said the statement, was received on February 26, 2018 and payment was made by the company on March 6, 2018, which was before the payment due date,” said the chief legal officer.
The EKEDC legal officer, however, urged stakeholders to always cross check their facts with the company.
According to Joseph-Ojoye, being a customer-centric utility company, EKEDC owes its customers and members of the public the duty to clarify the company’s position on the matter.