Hotel Association Urges PHED To Disconnect Members

A hotel association in
Rivers State has urged the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company to disconnect all its members because they can no longer pay the high bill.
This is coming shortly after the Electricity Distribution Company embarked on disconnection of non paying customers within its network in Rivers State.
The Association made the plea on Friday after its  meeting, adding that  after 17th of June, the Hotels in the state will no longer pay electricity bills because of the increase .
The Chairman of the Association, Egine Nwozu noted that the Assocition can no longer pay the bills given to members by the Electricity Distribution Company,adding that business is down and the bills are high.
Nwozu said “since the PHED has refused to listen to their pleas and went ahead with their new tarrif, we have decided that they should come and disconnect them from their services”.
Notable amongst those affected by the disconnection is the Rivers State School of Nursing located at the Mile 4, Port Harcourt.
The Tide was informed that students of the school have refused PHED officials access to the control room, leading to a total blackout of neighborhoods being serviced by the sub-station which is located within the school premises.
Speaking to The Tide, The Corporate Affairs Manager, Mr Jonah Iboma said, “the actions of these students thus deprives our paying customers who reside in Wimpey, Agip, Rumuolumeni, and its environs of power supply.”
He appealed to all those affected by this development to bear with PHED, as effort are in consonance with government officials and security operatives to resolve the obstruction of public services.
‘’We regret all inconveniences experienced by our esteemed paying customers who reside within these affected areas, we are working round the clock to resolve the issue.

Ike Wigodo/Chris Oluoh