COMMUNITY ALLEGES IKEJA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF OUTRAGEOUS ESTIMATED BILLING

The former community boss recalled that complaint was made by the community on faulty meter in the transformer to the company but the management turned deaf ears to their plights, but rather embarked on distribution of high estimated bills given to the community.

“Someone got a bill of N6, 000 in June and N13, 000 in July, 2019. Please, what is the rationale behind the crazy bill?” Kayode-Ojo queried

Penpushing further reports that, in similar complaint, a resident of the Estate, Shittu Rasheed said his electricity bill increased from N 7,000 in June to N13, 700 in July, 2019 in a room/parlour apartment, stating that he had written to Electricity Company to carry out load assessment on his apartment which the management ignored.

 “I had written to Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company in July, 2019 to carry out load assessment on my apartment but they did not come.  Just for me to see July, 2019 estimated bill of N13, 700 without no increase in electricity supply.”

“Am surprised with the marketers assumption in consumption rate/tariff of having the same consumption with someone using a duplex with lots of load and a room/parlour self. That was why I wrote to them in July to carry out load assessment on my apartment but they ignored.”

Penpushing also reports that, another resident identified as Jude said the Estate was being exploited by Electricity Company Because Of Federal Government Meter Mapping Scheme has been activated in some areas within the state.

 “Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company wants to make exorbitant money in short time before the installation of prepaid meter to the area. That is the reason why they are billing us outrageously”, he alleges

Meanwhile,  Aboru Undertaking Manager of the company,  Emmanuel Chiwueze  while responding to the allegation said the community should lodge their complaints to its office and if investigated and the community is overbilled further adjustment would be made in subsequent bill but if otherwise nothing will be done.