The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has fired back at the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over allegations that its officials unlawfully encroached on the C2 Maitama Substation, describing the claim as false, malicious and a calculated attempt to tarnish the image of its personnel.
The FCTA, through its Department of Development Control, insisted that its officials were merely carrying out their lawful duties after receiving a complaint from a landowner with a valid Certificate of Occupancy who alleged that access to his property had been blocked.
In a statement by the Acting Director of the Department, Bashir Madaki Sunusi, the Administration said its officials, accompanied by surveyors, visited the site only to verify land boundaries and establish beacons to determine whether there was any encroachment.
It maintained that no electricity facility was tampered with and that power supply remained uninterrupted after the inspection.
The FCTA also accused AEDC of failing to honour a meeting it requested after the exercise and alleged that the company resorted to blackmail through a defamatory public statement.
The Administration has now demanded that AEDC withdraw the publication from all platforms and tender an unreserved public apology, warning that it would seek legal redress if the company fails to comply.
