he Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has lamented the excessive estimated billing by electricity distribution companies, revealing that Eko Disco issued a N29 million bill to his residence at the State House this month.
Before then, he said the disco brought a N2.7 million bill to his house for electricity consumption in March.
In what he described as “crazy,” he said he actually procured a meter, but the inability to convert the facility has been a major problem.
The deputy governor narrated this experience during the Round Table Meeting and signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Lagos State Government and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in Lagos.
The roundtable meeting was organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
REA has already identified various communities in Epe, Badagry, Ojo, Amuwo-Odofin, and others for the intervention.
The project will be financed by the Federal and State Governments, and other private participants in the ratio of 60 percent, 30 percent, and 10 percent.
The deputy governor narrated his ordeal about estimated billing to emphasise the importance of the new renewable electricity project to be championed by REA.
Last month, in my house, the State House, the bill was N2.7 million. This month, the Eko Disco sent us a bill of N29 million.
“It’s crazy. So, we have actually procured a meter. I bought a meter to say, look, don’t give me a crazy bill. I bought the meter, but to convert it, what happened?” the deputy governor said.
He also narrated the experience of another person in Surulere.
“In some areas in Lagos — I’m sure a lot of you know Lagos — there’s a place called Oke Aguda in Surulere.
“The people came to me, and I was asking them to calm down. The rent in a year is about N2 million, but EKEDC gave him a fee of N2.8 million in electricity.