Bolgatanga Technical University disconnected by NEDCO over huge debt of Ghc1.8 million
The Northern Electricity Distribution Company has disconnected power supply at the Bolgatanga Technical University in Sumbrungu. NEDCO intensifies its revenue mobilization exercise to retrieve over GH¢ 125 million unpaid debt owed the company by it’s clients. William Kwame Asare, the Upper East Regional Billing and Revenue Officer told newsmen that, the decision to disconnect the tertiary institution was as a result of their to settle a debt of GH¢ 1.8 million owed NEDCO over the years.. “We engaged the school authorities; the Registrar and his team and the Pro-Vice Chancellor was there and as at February the indebtedness was one million, eighty three thousand, two hundred and fifteen Ghana cedis. It appeared that as at this morning, they had gone to pay fifty thousand out of the over one million which is woefully inadequate. So they are left with one million, thirty three thousand. We engaged them so that they can make some substantial payments. Unfortunately they are unable to meet us so we have no other choice than to disconnect power supply to the University,” Asare explained. According to him, the University must pay at least 75% of the outstanding debt before they will consider reconnecting them back to power. The power distributor has revealed that it is owed GH¢125 million by consumers in its operation areas in the Upper East Region and the North East Region. Meanwhile, the revenue mobilization and disconnection exercise has caused the partial shutdown of the NEDCO Office in Bolgatanga the Upper East Regional capital for all staff to participate in the revenue mobilization exercise. Government agencies alone in the region owe some GH¢55 million out of the total amount. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com
Talensi Assembly members hints of demonstrating against Earl International (Gold) GH Ltd over their adamant on road construction
Talensi Assembly members have hinted they will be hitting the street of Talensi District of the Upper East Region to demonstrate against Shaanxi Mining now rebranded to Earl International (Gold) GH Ltd. According to the Assembly members, their planned demonstration is scheduled to commence from Sheaga on Friday, April 28, 2023, to the Earl International (Gold) GH Ltd entrance gate. The Talensi Presiding member and the Assembly for Gari/Gbani electoral area John Millim, told Apexnewsgh.com that “there is this road that links from Tongo to the mining area and since they came, they have used the road and most of the culverts have broken down as a result of their heavy-duty machines. We resolved last year at the assembly and asked them to work on the road they agree to do it and later on, we send them reminders in a written form and they haven’t done what we asked them to do. So, we think demonstration is the only language they understand”. he stressed However, when Apexnewsgh.com contacted Earl International Public Relations Officer Ebenezer Bognaab, he confirmed the demand made by members of the Talensi District Assembly. He described the demand for the road construction as a ‘genuine concern’ raised by the Assembly members. “These are genuine concerns they are expressing”. Earl International PRO admits He told Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen during an interview that, the company has seen the construction of the road as part of their cooperate responsibility to the Talensi people. Insisting that the company Earl International is considering such a demand. “So, as a mining company as part of our cooperate responsibility for the fact that we also used the same road. When they wrote to us, we responded, they send a resolution and we responded to the resolution and they send a reminder. So, we have been engaging the district assembly over this issue, and is a genuine issue and management is currently considering it”. Responding to the aggrieve assembly members who were of the view that the company isn’t cooperating with them on their demand, the PRO said: “It is not true that we are not cooperating, we had a meeting with the DCE in his office, we had a discussion with him on this issue and we are always ready for engagement. You know, it has to do with roads and road construction is not as easy as you know. So, as a company, we have to organize ourselves because we have also some other plans too. So, as I said earlier, we are considering it. Very soon we will start work on the road”. He reacted Roads in Talensi are so deplorable to the extent, people easily questioned the contribution of a mining firm such as Shaanxi now Earl International since its operation in the Talensi district. The company has always been in the news for not performing its responsibility as a mining company that has migrated from small-scale mining and now operating as a large-scale mining company. Most citizens from the Talensi District living in both home and abroad have pointed hands on their leaders and more especially those in authority for their district’s underdeveloped predicaments. The Assembly members want the mining company to consider constructing the road from Tongo Hospital junction straight to Sheaga, Gbani, and across Datoko. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com
UER: NEDCO activates mobilization exercise to recover GH¢125 million from clients
NEDCO activates mobilization exercise to recover GH¢125 million from clients The Northern Electricity Distribution Company in the Upper East Region has activated a revenue mobilization exercise to recover some GH¢125 million owed the company by clients. The mobilization exercise has caused the partial shutdown of the NEDCO Office in the Upper East Regional capital for all staff to take part in the exercise. NEDCO Ing. Eugene Odoi Addo, the Upper East area manager of NEDCO told the media that government agencies alone in the region owe some GH¢55 million out of the total amount of GH¢125 million. “This exercise is expected to recoup as much as possible. Our global target is to retrieve about 75% of the entire indebtedness and so that is why there is the need to go after those who owe us and collect those monies. Any customer who owes us is a target, so we expect all customers to be rushing to settle their debt,” Ing. Addo told newsmen. According to him, the intention and purpose of the exercise are not to disconnect customers but to retrieve monies owed the company. The month-long exercise will see officials and staff of NEDCO storm government agencies and departments, business establishments and residential facilities. NEDCo has disclosed that a staggering GH¢1.2 billion is owed them by customers across all their operational areas as of January 2023. The company spends a colossal GH¢120million every month to ensure electricity is available to consumers yet it is only able to realize GH¢85million monthly. This leaves the company with losses of over GH¢35million monthly. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com
GUTA demands apology from first Deputy Speaker Joewise
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has demanded an immediate retraction and unqualified apology from the first deputy speaker of parliament, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, for what the association describes as unsavory comments against its members. According to GUTA, the lawmaker implied traders are thieves who are ripping off Ghanaians and should be blamed for the hike in prices and not the taxes introduced by the government. Read details of statement below: Source: Apexnewsgh.com