Prestige16:

Not really, most of them just go to houses threatening them and when monies are paid, most staff dont remit it as it becomes their pocket money and they will receive nothing less than 2k from u. They do this mostly to those in the rural villages of makurdi

You got it right, they do it even in Makurdi.

is not only in makurdi. It covers all the four states in which jED covers. i.e plateau, bauchi, Benue and Gombe. it was a moment of sober in my Branch here in jos yesterday

Felixalex:
Hardluck people....

They said they would create 3million jobs yearly, people keep losing existing jobs

One can imagine the stress of the harsh economic climate on smaller businesses..

BetaThings:


Go and watch the discussion between Elumelu and VP Osinbajo at the NESG day 1 session
Tony Elumelu (one of the players in the electricity sector) himself admitted that the privatisation done by Jonathan was flawed
But the present government cannot reverse it to avoid setting a precedent

It is one thing to hate the current government and another to set a personal standard of being truthful at all times

How can Elumelu say the privatisation was flawed, yet he participated in it ?

He should have made his input as suggestions to Jonathan and Jona would have listened.

One thing about excuses..

9jakohai:
Solution's

1. Meters , everyone gets metered. ( people may bypass the meter though)

2. Allow Discos to operate in parts of the country outside their catchment area. If I live in Jos and I think my bills are too high, I could sign up with Ikeja disco whose billing is lower and pay their bills while living in Jos.

This could force down bill cost via competition, and even attract more customers

3. Nigerians should pay their bills as and at when due. Same goes for govt agencies .

4.At some point, we may need to take a loan of $100billion to improve generation. Because really we need $300billion to fix everything

if u sign up with Ikeja disco and live in jos, how will Ikeja disco supply u power? will they lay new poles and wires to connect u in Jos or do u think jos disco will allow another company use their distribution lines?

Yet to hear anything good about this Government.

ernieboy:

if u sign up with Ikeja disco and live in jos, how will Ikeja disco supply u power? will they lay new poles and wires to connect u in Jos or do u think jos disco will allow another company use their distribution lines?

Since they all use the same transmission system,all that might be needed to change is to just go and register with Ikeja Disco either online or at their office in Jos. ..and then get your Ikeja DISCO meter installed in your house at Jos.

(I guess eventually, we may have something like a Universal meter that can be adapted to use by any disco...but that is another story).

The only issue is that Ikeja Disco might end up having to pay many GENCOS at once.

Bad news.

9jakohai:


Since they all use the same transmission system,all that might be needed to change is to just go and register with Ikeja Disco either online or at their office in Jos. ..and then get your Ikeja DISCO meter installed in your house at Jos.

(I guess eventually, we may have something like a Universal meter that can be adapted to use by any disco...but that is another story).

The only issue is that Ikeja Disco might end up having to pay many GENCOS at once.

u don't get it, the poles, transformer and distribution wires that pass through ur house are owned by the disco in ur locality, the only way any one else can supply u power is to lay new poles, transformer and wires, which is not very practicable.