Arbitrary BillIings: Lagos residents protest at Ikeja Electric office
RESIDENTS of Atapa community in Command Secondary School, Ipaja axis, Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State , yesterday, stormed the Ikeja Electric office, to protest what they called “arbitrary and indiscriminate Billings.” The residents displayed placards with various inscriptions such as "We are tired of paying for darkness’ and "No prepaid meter, no payment"; ‘Ikeja Electric is ripping us off our hard-earned money" among others. Speaking with journalists, chairman of the community, Alhaji Hassan Wahab, said in decent climes, monthly billings are ascertained based on consumption, size and type of apartment and its attendant gadgets and most importantly, tariff. “Never in the history of electricity distribution in practical terms are monthly billings distributed/appropriated on a uniform basis like a levy across board undermining the “type and size of apartment, consumption and tariff.” While noting that the Marketing Department of t...