The University of Jos electricity was disconnected, according to Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) Plc, due to cumulative indebtedness exceeding one hundred and twenty-six million, five hundred and forty-one thousand, twenty Naira, and seventy Kobo.
It also criticized several University of Jos students for their actions, which included breaking into the company’s facilities and blocking all entrances as a form of protest, thereby interfering with commercial operations.
The students’ protest was a response to Jos Electricity Distribution Plc’s intentional refusal to pay for the energy they had consumed over the years, leading to the university’s electricity being disconnected, according to a statement signed by the company’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr. Friday Adakole Elijah.
“Yes, it goes without saying that the university was disconnected by the firm because they refused to pay for the electricity they used.
“In April 2024, the University owed Jos Electricity Distribution Plc cumulative debts of over One Hundred and Twenty-Six million, Five Hundred and Forty-One Thousand, Twenty Naira, Seventy Kobo (N126,541,020.70 M) Naira only.”
The statement claims that despite many face-to-face meetings and disconnection notifications sent to the school in an attempt to get them to pay, the university’s administration refused to make the payment.
It made clear that the company’s only remaining choice was to disconnect due to the university’s willful and obvious unwillingness to pay.
“Because the company also pays for energy that is supplied on behalf of its numerous customers, this has become imperative.”
The interests of our students, who will be our future leaders, are important to Jos Electricity Distribution Plc as a responsible legal personality, but the university’s administration must assist in helping the students pay off their debts in order for the business to continue operating.
“Due to the intervention of the Director of the Department of State Service and the attendant respect that Jos Electricity Distribution Plc placed on him, management has decided to restore supply for the time being.”
The university has to start a concrete process of paying off the arrears, according to Jos Electrical Distribution, who claimed the corporation is not Father Christmas, or else the institution would be disconnected once more.
As a result, it advised UniJos, or the students in the ivory towers, to direct their complaints toward the university administration in order to receive prompt attention.
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