Some residents of Ebute-Metta in Lagos State on Sunday protested in opposition to the outrageous estimated billing system by the Eko Electrical energy Distribution Firm.
It was gathered that the residents trooped out on Apapa Highway and moved to Oyingbo at about 4.00 p.m. to point out their discontent with the billing by the corporate.
Led by the Chairman, Ebute-Metta West A chapter of Eko Distribution Buyer Discussion board, Mr. Dapo Williams, they alleged that the corporate was partaking in illegality inside the space.
Williams, who can also be a committee member for the Defence of Human Rights, mentioned that EKEDC was obliged to provide the residents a clear billing.
“The electrical energy firm has failed woefully in its obligations.
“EKEDC lacks transparency in its billing. All we’re asking the service supplier to do, is to be professional in coping with their clients and be clear of their billings.
“I’ve not used as much as N4,000 for the reason that pay as you go metre was put in in my home in July 2021, but EKEDC brings a N50,000 month-to-month invoice to each family that doesn’t have pay as you go metres,” he fumed.
In keeping with the chairman, the discussion board is striving to make sure that residents who do not need pre-paid meters, however obtain outrageous payments on the finish of the month get decrease payments.
“The residents get the outrageous payments after EKEDC brings mild for simply 4 days in a month.
“As a human rights fighter, we’re saying no to the arbitrary payments of Eko Disco. They at all times harass us.
“We had conferences with EKEDC on a number of events, wrote to the Nigerian Electrical energy Regulatory Fee and even went to court docket however all to no avail.
“They’re extorting us unlawfully. We would like justice,” he mentioned.
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