Electricity Consumers In Onitsha Decry Outrageous Bills
Electricity consumers in Onitsha, have decried what they called continued crazy and outrageous bills from Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).
They made their feelings known through the Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE) who addressed the Press after their general meeting in Onitsha.
The consumers resident in Onitsha and environs, said they have been groaning under the unabated EEDC outrageous bills, while nothing is being done to address their plight.
The Executive Director of HURIDE, Dede Uzor A Uzor, said flats of three-bedroom apartments pay between N15,000 and N20,000 every month jas bills.
They accused the EEDC of secretly increasing electricity tariffs contrary to that of the regulatory agency, the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The Onitsha consumers also accused EEDC of importing and installing fast reading metres which have made those with prepaid metres equally pay outrageous bills.
They further complained that despite all these, EEDC does not supply them power, while they were made to carry out every repair and replace damaged items like transformers, cables, G&P, oil and other items.
“Even with all these high tariffs, we face blackout on daily basis. And we learnt there is enough power but they don’t want to supply us so that they can make a huge profit to take care of the large appetite of their masters” HURIDE said.
They advised that in view of the hopeless situation of things, the best option is for the Federal Government to cancel the licences of Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) and democratise the licensing so that there can be competition.
“We are calling on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgent importance revoke the license of EEDC since they have failed to provide light to the people of the South East, rather they have been extorting the people through outrageous bills”.
They also threatened to mobilise electricity consumers in the South East, who they believe, are also suffering the same fate to protest against EEDC and their masters.
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