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Government offices, hotels risk closure over N10 billion debts

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2 years ago

April 18, 2022

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that some offices, plazas and other business premises belonging to the government will be closed down due to heavy debts owed to the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB).

This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of AEPB, Engr. Osilama Briamah, on Monday, this development followed the Task Team set up by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola to recover over N10bn owed to the AEPB by several government agencies, business premises and residential apartments in the state.

“All of us desire to live and work in a world-class city compared to other beautiful cities around the world. But we can only do that successfully if we behave as responsible citizens by paying our utility bills especially for solid and liquid waste collection.

“Unfortunately, many agencies, residential apartments, hotels, plazas and so on, are not paying their bills as expected. That makes it difficult to raise the money needed to manage a mega-city like Abuja”, he noted.

He said beginning from 5:30 am on Tuesday April 19th, the Task Team will embark on mass seal-up of these facilities in order to recover the debts.

The Director said the affected debtors can save themselves from the embarrassment by ensuring immediate payment of their liabilities.

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