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A former electricity marketing official turned consultant, Mr Akin Bodunse, has accused the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) of overbilling the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, the sum of over N88 million.
Bodunse disclosed this while featuring on Fresh 105.9FM live show on Sunday morning.
He also accused the power distribution company of violating the extant law that said IBEDC and others should never disconnect any facility that has life-support machines and others.
“I joined NEPA when I was 17 years old and I worked there for several years before retiring and becoming a consultant in the industry. I have experience in printing of bills, distribution of bills and even customer care. So, I know what I am saying when I said that UCH was overbilled to the tune of over N88 million.
“You see, when IBEDC’s consultant asked me how I arrived at that amount, I told him that I have gone through the payment and billing records of UCH. I stand by my submission. We will continue our investigation,” he said.
Meanwhile, IBEDC reconnected UCH over the weekend after leaving the health institution in darkness for two weeks.
It was gathered that UCH paid a little above 10 per cent of the outstanding bill it owed IBEDC and agreed on a plan to gradually defray the rest.
The University College Hospital was disconnected on March 19 over unpaid N495m outstanding bill.