Arrearages: 24 hours after plunging Oyo into darkness, IBEDC, Oyo govt resolve impasse

Last Updated: February 10, 2022By Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Oyo State Government and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) have actually resolved their disagreements.

DAILY POST gathered that the 2 have been trading blames over alleged arrearages.

IBEDC in its own argument, said that the Oyo State Government was owing the company the amount of four hundred and fifty million naira (N450m).

The business went ahead to detach the power supply to the federal government secretariat on Wednesday.

The state federal government then, proceeded to seal all the workplaces of the business in the state.

The federal government discussed that it sealed the workplaces because the business was owing the state government outstanding tax amounting to four hundred million naira (N400m).

Our reporter gathered that major cities and towns in the state have been experiencing blackout since then.the two parties have actually however revealed that they had fixed the arguments.

Our correspondent reports the differences were resolved on Thursday.

The two celebrations after a conference at the government secretariat in Ibadan declared their preparedness to work together.

They guaranteed to find a friendly resolution of all concerns surrounding the recent sealing of the IBEDC offices.

The celebrations in a declaration collectively signed by Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Seun Ashamu and the Chief Operating Officer of IBEDC, John Ayodele, promised to continue to work together in the interest of the homeowners of the state.

“This is to alert the public that the Oyo State Government and the IBEDC have actually fixed and accepted work together in the interest of the general public.

“The general public is hereby ensured of the repair of electrical energy supply as quickly as possible, while the 2 celebrations shall continue amicable resolution of the concern in the interest of the general public, consisting of collaborating to make electrical power meters available to citizens of the state.”