The Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Okoh, has declared that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, there is indeed nothing ongoing in terms of contract or licence renewal for any of the distribution companies (Discos), including BEDC Electricity Plc.
Speaking during a press briefing in Benin-city, Okoh appealed to civil society groups, residents and all stakeholders in the BEDC franchise areas to exercise restraint and allow the company perform its functions of electricity distribution without any hindrance, even as he described BEDC as one of the best managed discos.
“The government respects contracts and would not do anything to jeopardise the operations of companies that federal government had willingly entered into agreements with, including the Discos.
“We…
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