The FCT Administration sealed the Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Character Commission and Merit House Maitama over N10 billion waste collection debt owed Abuja Environmental Protection Board AEPB.
Addressing newsmen during the exercise, the Director of AEPB Osilama Briamah said the board provided waste management and other environmental services for their service providers and they refused to pay.
He explained that the board had huge amount lying without response from the defaulters.
A senior magistrate court sitting in Wuse II, Abuja had served the defendants with summons to appear before the court on March 30, but they failed to honour the court.
The breakdown of the debts showed that Federal Ministry of Education owed N25, 838,275, Federal Ministry of Defense –N17,220,775.00 and Federal Character Commission, N10,128,906.25.
