The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in Eastern Region has dragged 21 customers including notable churches and hotels in Koforidua to court over nonpayment of bills.
The notable customers include EREDEC hotel and KES hotel. The rest are KAMA Group of Companies, Antarctic Contract Works Ltd, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Adweso, Donewell Methodist Church at Jumapo and Jumapo Health Center .
They reportedly owe a total amount of GH¢ 279,755.83 as at June 2022.
These customers have already been disconnected but have refused to pay the debts.
The Koforidua District court presided by Her Lordship Nana Ama Fynn has referred about nine of the cases to go through the alternative dispute resolution system of the judicial service. five of the cases have also been completed by the court, some of the customers involved have fully paid amount outstanding and in addition made to pay the filing and administrative costs incurred by the Company whiles others have made part payment and negotiated for a payment plan ranging from 3 to 6 months to fully pay the remainder.
The Regional Chief Manager of the Company, Ing. Asomani Nyarko in an interview indicated that the Company will not relent in this pursuit of retrieving all arrears from customers who are owing whether disconnected or active. He entreated customers who are owing to pay up, contact the nearest GWCL office to negotiate a payment plan before they are made to face the law. ” This exercise is targeted at all our customers owing in the Eastern Region, whether disconnected or active”, he added.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
