The Senate has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to immediately enforce the abolishment of N702 fixed charges being collected from electricity consumers across the nation.

The Senate also directed Discos to discontinue the practice of compulsory bulk metering of villages and communities in the rural areas, while consumers should have the right to be part of bulk metering scheme or not.

The senators also unanimously directed Discos to discontinue the practice of making consumers pay for meters, poles and transformers, which by law, were their properties.

They, however, clarified that where the consumers had purchased those items, they should give notice of the purchase to the Discos, and should be entitled to recover their expenses from subsequent consumption of electricity.

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. OK.. .. I don hear.. . Hope it would be implemented

Paschal001 u again

Paschal001:
. OK.. .. I don hear.. . Hope it would be implemented

yeah

good!

Good one...Hope it is enforced!

It's already been implemented! It's more a case of citizens equipped with this information ENFORCING their rights.

Its okay, dat one sef dey.

So many laws flying around and no implementation mechanism.
So, what will this amount to if there are no implementation drives backing it up?

Too many things seem to be wrong with our Discos. If you remove all the extortion of fixed charges,bulk metering and estimated billing, they should have folded up long long ago.

If that case of pole is enforce ehn, some area no go get light for ages if they have a fallen pole cos PHCN will only attend to it at their convenient time.

Good development...

Good motion from the Senate but our Honorables can do much more for the masses.

While NASS motions may be disregarded by the Executives the NASS has the power to make more money available for the masses by drastically cutting their budget and incomes.

Over the years the oversight functions of the NASS have yielded little or no results at all. If the NASS really want to work for the masses they should first recognize the gloomy economic situation of the nation.

They need to identify with the masses by cutting their income by at least 70% to to conform with the economic reality of the country.

We also advise they concentrate more on making masses-oriented-laws than passing motions they can not enforce.