Power failure is one of the biggest challenge facing this nation that it seem difficult to overcome. A lot of fund has been pump into the power sector yet it can’t boost of an achievable progress of power which can be comparable to others Africa nation. Because of this Federal Government decides that only through privatization of the sector would the power sector achieve transformation. Having transform the sector from public to private Nigerians can speak of which has achieved success.

Last year circulation was place through television station and radio media informing the public of the state that due to some technical problem there would be sharing of electricity in Niger State. This has slowly creep to other state and it has now become a routine with no apology or reason why the sharing has become constant. What baffle me is that, as power is been shared from six to eight hours why isn’t the bill share as well?

Bill collectors of PHCN comes to your house and demands that you give them the exact payment they have been collecting from you – is that not stealing from their consumers! Why should Nigerians pay a huge bill for something they are not using to its full potential. Bills are been passed according to the level of your house not according to the electronic gadgets found there. For instance a two bedroom flat would be giving a bill of N3800 to N4000 while that of a self-contain apartment would be charge the fee of N3000-N3500 or less depending on how beautiful the house is irrespective of the content of the house within. Then imagine what would be the bill of a duplex or mansion.
The PHCN officials said it is according to the meter reading but I doubt it as a compound filled with different apartments and has its own meter are still giving the same bill whereas the electrical content inside the house isn’t the same.

Who are Nigerians paying this exorbitant bills to? Is it to the power sector that keeps promising us a constant power supply or to some gullible politicians who wants to get rich at the expense of the masses. Electricity is been shared but the bill isn’t! Nigerians need to wake up and say NO to the overpriced bill given to every household that uses electricity. If the power sector cannot supply us with full electricity supply why should they demand for full bills.

Would it be a proper thing to hand over a six to eight hours bill to PHCN?

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