UniJos VC Seeks Legislative Intervention After Electricity Disconnection

UniJos VC Seeks Legislative Intervention After Electricity Disconnection

The Vice Chancellor of University of Jos, Prof. Tanko Ishaya has called on the House of Representatives Committee on University Education to intervene over the disconnection of the school from public light by the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc.

Addressing the Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Abubakar Hassan Fulata and other members of the committee during an oversight visit to the school, Ishaya said the entire University of Jos has been in darkness for over a month due to the hike in electricity tariff.

According to him, prior to the grouping of electricity consuming customers which placed the university in Band A, the electricity tariff of the school was ranging from N20 million to N25 million per month but with the classification, the bill jumped up to about N79 million to N80 million every month.

Praying that the university be removed from Band A, he noted that the university management was finding it difficult to pay the regular bill of about N25 million per month and the situation became worse after the classification of of the electricity users placing the university in Band A.

Fulata, who led members of the committee to the school on an oversight visit, said the lawmakers are determined to do everything within their power to improve the standard of education.

Fulata said the committee is examining how previous allocations from the Federal Government and internally generated revenue were utilised to determine whether there was compliance with Appropriation Act.