The House of Representatives on Thursday said it would meet with Community Development Associations (CDAs) in different geopolitical zones in the course of its Ad Hoc Committee assignment, to curb excessive electricity charges.
Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ajibola Famurewa (Osun-APC), who made the assertion at the inaugural meeting of the committee, said excessive electricity charges were being levied on consumers by distribution companies (Discos).
He said that majority of Nigerians were suffering under the arbitrary charges for electricity from the distribution companies. The committee was given the mandate by the House to determine the differences between the prepaid meters installed by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and the MOJEC prepaid meters by DISCOs.
The committee is to ascertain the average cost of electricity in West African sub-region vis-a-vis Nigeria. Its mandate also includes finding out why DISCOs have not complied with the deadline of March 1, 2017, in phasing out the estimated billing system.
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Great news welcome development!!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously they are ripping people off with this prepaid meter which is not funny and I hope this development will work.
ReplyDeleteabeg prepaid is better guy. than the estimated bill on the analog
ReplyDeleteThey should please compel them to give us prepaid meter. That will stop estimated bills madness
ReplyDeleteGood news
ReplyDeleteGreat News! I am tired of these useless PHCN people. They will bring estimated bill that is very high without any sensible explanation. We usually beat them in my area especially the marketers. I called them yesterday and was just ranting, they eventually directed me to the marketer who only wants to be bribed. Light, we no see, bill we see. Maybe we have started paying for wire and pole. Awon ole jatijati osi.
ReplyDeleteThey should pls enforce it on time. Imagine paying estimated bill monthly 30k 35 sometimes 25k. Paid for prepaid meter since 3months now meter i no see. Meanwhile they told me i was paying express oh. That would get it the next wk. But if it's light we have steady light that's why most times we overlook the bill and pay.
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