MINISTRIES, departments and agencies of government which shun paying electricity bills have been directed by President Goodluck Jonathan to settle the bills within a period of three months.

The president also directed that all unsettled bills after the three months period will be deducted by the Accountant-General of the Federation from the overhead allocation of the concerned ministries, departments and agencies.

The directive was contained in a circular by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and made available to the Nigerian Tribune through the Federal Ministry of Information.

The circular warned that the non-payment of electricity bills by government ministries, departments and agencies was a disincentive to the private sector investment in the power sector and portended a danger to the sustainability of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and other allied entities.

“President Jonathan has directed all ministries, departments and agencies of government to settle all unpaid electricity bills within a period of three months,” the circular read.

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written by usifo, August 08, 2012

If it required the head of state to tell the various government organisation to pay their bill it tell us the level of adhering to the law.What do we expect of the common man.The federal government should not only make such deduction but also to dicipline the various departmental responsible for such negligence.

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