10 months after caution, Discos still charge communities, streets for faults repairs
Findings by Business Hilights across the federation and Lagos State in particular show that communities and mainly streets are still surreptitiously pressured by Power Distribution Companies (Discos) to contribute fund for repairs of installations and changing of collapsed eclectic poles in their localities.
Discoveries across select streets and areas in Lagos and Ogun States show that in places where users left repairs on the hands of Discos, they are likely to suffer shut out for long.
According the chairman of an estate in Lagos West which under Eko Disco, “In situations where we decided not to contribute money, we are likely to stay without light till thy kingdom come because the Disco will tell you that we have written our head office and have not gotten any reply”.
“As you know, people are not happy see light in their neighbour’s house and they do not have, so we are pushed to raise money and repair the pole of wires.
Chairman of NERC, Dr Anthony Aka had emphasized that it was not the responsibility of communities to contribute to the purchase of transformers, electricity poles or contribute money for the repairs of electrical infrastructure in their areas.
In his further submission, he stated that the commission would partner with the communities to discourage distribution companies from asking consumers to pay illegal fees to repair electricity installations.
Aka said “I want to state very clearly that it is not the responsibility of electricity consumers to buy transformers, electrical poles or contribute money for the repairs of electrical infrastructure.”
