Electricity Consumers in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, are hoping that electricity distribution companies will improve upon their service in 2022.
Almost half of the over 210 million people are without electricity from the country’s grid and resort to other means to provide light for their homes.
Interestingly, even those who are connected to the national grid hardly enjoy a stable and quality electricity supply.
Expressing the frustrations of electricity consumers in Nigeria and what is expected of the distribution companies, Adetayo Adegbemle, Executive Director of PowerUp Nigeria, a consumer advocacy group, took on IBEDC for treating its customers poorly.
He sarcastically thanked IBEDC for bringing light at 12:13 am and taking it by 5:23 am in some of its franchise areas.
“While people and places are enjoying nearly 24 hours in other state capitals, this is probably the best you could do in Ibadan.
“You don’t even have the decency to allow people to celebrate Christmas and New Year with some dignity,” he fumed.
He added: “This is 2022. If you need help, please let go of the areas you cannot serve; same advice goes to all other Discos as well. And I pray that we get regulators who are willing and ready for reforms.
“This charade of service provisioning has to stop,” he concluded.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com