The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) over outstanding debts estimated at more than N100 billion owed to the Federation Account.
The committee gave the three electricity distribution companies (Discos) a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it or face sanctions for legislative contempt,
at a public hearing in Abuja.
The chairman, Bamidele Salam, issued the directive after noting that the affected Discos had failed to honour several previous invitations.
The resolution followed consideration of an interim report presented by the chairman of the subcommittee, Mark Obetta.
Recall that on August 20, 2025, the PAC summoned 11 electricity distribution companies over a cumulative debt of ₦2.6 trillion owed to the Federation Account.
However, the management of IBEDC, BEDC, and PHEDC have consistently failed to appear before the committee to account for their outstanding liabilities, as detailed in the Auditor-General’s reports for the 2021 and 2022 financial years.
The committee condemned what it described as deliberate acts of legislative contempt by the three Discos and warned that stiff sanctions would be imposed should they fail to appear before the committee on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
