Bolga Polytechnic given 14 days to clear electricity debt

The management of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic have been given a 14-day ultimatum to pay an amount of GHC713,327.78 it owes the Volta River Authority as electricity debt or risk being disconnected from the national grid.

The school was disconnected on July 7, 2017, over its indebtedness to VRA and that greatly affected both academic and administrative work. The management of the school on Monday, July 17, 2017, pleaded with VRA to reconnect the school to the national grid to enable authorities for the appropriate authorities to settle the arrears.

Speaking to Citi News, the Acting Area Manager of VRA Bolgatanga Station, Mr. Abubakari Gbanzaba indicated that the Bolgatanga Polytechnic main campus owed VRA a sum of GHC346,652.72 while its Bukeri campus owes GHC366,675.78, adding that, the last payment was in 2013.