PHEDC Denies Plot To Cut Off Power To Rivers

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC has denied rumours of a move by the company to punish Rivers State on account of the reported harassment of its staff by officials of the Rivers State Government.

The managing director of the company, Dr. Henry Ajagbawa was reportedly recently sent to the Rivers State Isolation Centre after he was intercepted by the governor during the lockdown of Port-Harcourt.

However, refuting claims of a payback on the part of the company, the PHEDC spokesman, John Onyi, who admitted that PHED staff have been arrested on various occasions by government officials said it would not go on that path.

Onyi in a statement said:

“The attention of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc has been drawn to a viral social media report that PHED is threatening to switch off power supply in Rivers state arising from the arrest of its officials who were subsequently taken to isolation centre in Port Harcourt by the Government of the Rivers state.

“Whilst it is true that PHED staff have, at various times during the COVID lock down, been arrested in the course of the dutiful delivery of essential services to the good people of Rivers State, PHED however, remains unwavering in its avowed commitment to delivery of electricity to its valued customers.

“Therefore, there is no iota of truth that PHED was contemplating to throw Port Harcourt into darkness as that would be foreign to the core values that PHED stands for.

“PHED as a major player in the electricity industry value chain will not embark on any action that will cause displeasure or discomfort to its esteemed customers and the general public as a whole.

“Our role and responsibility, as always, is to ensure that we offer necessary support as much as we can during this period of COVID-19 pandemic.”

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