“We are going to resist this increment and we will go to court.”
The customers also slammed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for failing to protect the interest of Nigerians who are still subjected to exploitative estimated bills by the electricity Distribution Companies .
Speaking at the forum, Mr Sural Fadairo, National President, Energy Consumer Rights and Responsibilities Initiative, said IE should give priority to metering of all customers under its network instead of asking for a tariff review. “We are going to resist this increment and we will go to court. 90 per cent of customers must be issued pre-paid meters before any talk of tariff increment,” he said.
“Secondly, many consumers still buy transformers and line materials which are supposed to be purchased by the Distribution Companies . Youdeowei explained that the tariff increment was not only for the Discos but for the electricity industry and for better service delivery by various levels of the value chain.
He said that inflation rate which was 8.8 per cent in 2016 had also gone up to 11.3 per cent, stressing that most of the equipment used for power distribution and maintenance were bought abroad.
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