A group, ‘Electricity Consumer Protection Forum’ has called for the speedy passage of the bill seeking to criminalise estimated billings by Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in the country.

Its National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday.

Samuel-Ilori was reacting to a recent resolution of the Senate which urged the Federal Government to explore nuclear options in resolving Nigeria’s energy crisis.

He said that Nigeria was not adequately prepared to operate nuclear realtors.

According to him, lawmakers should rather focus their efforts on ending estimated billings in the country’s power sector which will make the Discos to be alive to their responsibilities.

“It is wrong for a community to be tasked to contribute money to buy electricity poles, cables and transformers and as soon as this is done, they become the property of the distribution companies.

“The Discos will come in, without taking the actual meter reading, send outrageous bills to the consumers for electricity never consumed.

“If they are questioned about the exploitation, they will come and remove the cables bought by the community and put the locality in darkness.


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