Students Protest as Eko Electricity Distribution Plc Disconnects College of Medicine, University of Lagos electricity
The Students of College of Medicine, University of Lagos on Friday staged a protest following the disconnection of electricity by Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC) due to unpaid bills by the University management.
The students had earlier blocked the Benin-Ore Highway to protest weeks of power outage on campus.
It was reported that EKEDC disconnected electricity supply to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital last Thursday due of outstanding bills.
According to a source the school management paid N80 million on Thursday and an additional N50 million on Friday.
It was learnt that after the N130 million payment, there was still an outstanding bill of N145 million.
Unpleased with the situation “The students reached out to the school management and they said they disconnected power supply due to the inability to pay EKEDC’s bill for May. The school management said they paid N80 million on Thursday and N50 million on Friday.
Another source revealed the;
“LUTH was using power plant before, then they stopped using it because of the cost and debt. They joined the College of Medicine, University of Lagos to be using power supplied by EKEDC. Now, they have owed so much again.
“The combined bill was over N250 million, the college of medicine has paid theirs but the teaching hospital, LUTH has not paid its own part. LUTH said they can’t pay, that they are broke.
“Meanwhile, the bill should be covered jointly by LUTH and the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL).”
In videos circulating various platforms students are seen chanting slogans such as “Give us our light, we want light.”
Media earlier reported that there was a similar protest against a prolonged period of power outage at the University of Benin, which forced the management to shut down academic activities indefinitely in the school on Thursday.
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