Hotel operators in Rivers State yesterday called on the management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) to stop supplying electricity to their hotels.

The operators, who made the demand when they met with a delegation of PHEDC, led by its chief executive officer, Mr Jay McCoskey, in Port Harcourt, said they were not comfortable with the outrageous bills from the power distribution company.

Speaking on behalf of the hotel operators, chairman of Nigeria Hotels Association (NHA) in Rivers State, Mr Eugene Nwauzi, expressed sadness that they were paying exorbitant bills to PHEDC for power supply.

Nwauzi, who lamented that Hotel Presidential got a bill of N9.8 million in January 2016, described it as outrageous, and expressed worry about the metres allocated to hotels, adding that a committee has been set up to look into the issue.

“Hotels in Rivers State have resolved to be disconnected as a result of outrageous bills. They are saying that they cannot meet up with the new tariff from PHEDC. We are going to set up a committee to look into the metre issue,” he said.

Credit: Leadership