By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA—THE Federal Government last night said that it will commence the distribution of free meters with the target of getting 30 million consumers. The National Mass Metering Programme, NMMP, is expected to commence today, Friday, October 30, 2020, and to be simultaneously launched in Kano, Kaduna, Eko and Ikeja DISCO franchise areas. The free meter distribution, a Presidency source said was in fulfillment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to ensure mass metering in the country and in the process put an end to the problems of estimated billing in the electricity sector.

The Presidency sources disclosed that the locations to receive meters include Bawo Road and environs in Kano metropolis (KEDCO), Governor Road/Tudun Wada in Kaduna (Kaduna Electric), Oshodi Business Unit in Ikeja (Ikeja Electric), and Yaba and Surulere (Eko DISCO). The presidency source added that key stakeholders to monitor the launch of the distribution include Kaduna, Kano and Lagos State Government representatives, the Senate Committee and House Chair on Power as well as representatives of Organized Labour and Civil Society Organizations.

It said the “NMMP is to roll out six million meters for all connections points on grid without meters over the next 18 to 24 months, estimating to impact 30 million consumers nationwide.

“Following Mr President’s directive on mass metering, the Central Bank of Nigeria, on October 18th, approved guidelines for funding the mass metering programme which entailed that all meters under the scheme will be locally sourced, creating thousands of manufacturing jobs through lead manufacturers such as MOMAS, MOJEC and others.”

The source further said that” the launch of the NMMP will be part of a continuous effort where all DisCos will go from location to location across the country with their respective Meter Asset Providers to install meters for all Nigerians.”

When contacted,the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande confirmed the story but added that more details will emerge as the distribution progresses across the country.

He added that current efforts by the Federal Government on improving power supply and mass metering was in line with some of the agreements recently reached between the FG and Organized Labour recently. It will be recalled that President Buhari had committed that Nigerians would be metered prior to the end of his Administration and that estimated billing would be ended.

Free distribution of electricity meters was part of the agreement reached between the Federal Government and the organized labour after government increased the electricity tarrif. Minister of State for Power, Prince Godwin Jedy-Agba had announced that out of the six million meters o be distributed, the government would start with one mission which he said was available and they were expected to be distributed before the end of December this year.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/fg-begins-nationwide-distribution-of-1m-free-meters-in-kano-kaduna-lagos/

Metering wahala wey don dey worse pass estimated billing.

Laslas, na run the incompetent disco investors go run abandon this their scam investment by the time everybody don bypass their meters, na collapse these their thieving enterprise go collapse.


When the foundation is decrepit or flawed, everything that comes upon it becomes either oversized, undersized, or out rightly a mismatch and a continuous trial and error until the flawed foundation will give way to a collapse and usher in rebuilding from the scratch with a better, solid, and realistic foundation.

So says a Government that hoards ordinary Cacovid Garri and Noddles.
Id1ots who will just give 2-3 households, take pictures, and start selling the remaining.
Nigerian youths are awoke, we are waiting for you politicians at bending corner.

daddytime:
Metering wey don worse pass estimated billing.

Laslas, na run the incompetent disco investors go run abandon this their scam investment by the time everybody don bypass their meters, na collapse these their thieving enterprise go collapse.

Nothing ever pacifies you lot.

Bitterness has now become a habit.

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Nothing ever pacifies you lot.

Bitterness has now become a habit.

They are just plain hopeless ediots. Little wonder Desmond Elliot called them children

Remove free and put buy

Nonsense and ingredients

R

South south no follow ? No be oil money FG take buy the meters ?

okay sha distribute am before boy's come burst allna warehouse like Palliative

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Nothing ever pacifies you lot.

Bitterness has now become a habit.

You'd think you know, but trust me, you don't understand.

When the foundation is decrepit or flawed, everything that comes upon it becomes either oversized, undersized, or out rightly a mismatch and a continuous trial and error until the flawed foundation will give way to a collapse and usher in rebuilding from the scratch with a better, solid, and realistic foundation.

Finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel after years of enduring series of estimated billing

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Are you stupid?
Why are you posting this link on every thread.

If you don't want to be unfortunate in life pls stop this nonsense

...to be simultaneously launched in Kano, Kaduna, Eko...


I guess Enugu and Portharcout belong to Cameroon.
Mtchew

Why do they always exclude Edo state and other states under BEDC anytime the issue of prepaid meter is being discussed or addressed?

Free 30 million I think say na 6 million dem talk before...

After hoarding all the meters for years, now they're trying to sell to consumers with"free" tag like say na free... una for wait make #EndSARS come invade una store

A useless Nigerian that laments daily about government failure that we know is valid will still try to siphon the meters or extort money from consumers for what is already free.

Yet we wonder why our country is so useless?

Okay naaw

Good

The biggest scammer in naija na FG. They know how to throw money around to buy their way.

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Nothing ever pacifies you lot.

Bitterness has now become a habit.

My brother. It is pure lie. Just watch and see

Nice one by FG. God punish wailers and enemies of Nigeria.
Every good news about naija dat make dem sad will make dem die before dem grow

free what

globalresource:

My brother. It is pure lie. Just watch and see

RaptObserver:
The biggest scammer in naija na FG. They know how to throw money around to buy their way.

shut up if you have nothing reasonable to say. Wailing makes you grow old before you actually grow old. Pessimist , nothing in this whole wide world will ever bring tiny shinkini happiness to ur life.

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Nothing ever pacifies you lot.
Bitterness has now become a habit.

na y dem life dey always bitter now. Bitter children of hate, na so Desmond talk

Ok na..north

you are saying NATIONWIDE and only mentioned KANO, KADUNA, LAGOS.

shey na those 3 alone be nationwide?

I reserve my comment though.