9jakohai:


That has been the problem long before 1999.

And now that it is private companies that have taken over....we have to pay.

Plus....all the money spent has just gotten us up to 6000MW. We need 20000MW and more before things can improve. And now that it is privatization era....we have to pay for the thing.

Back when GSM first came out....we all paid high bills for very poor service at the time (That was when SIM cards cost 5000 naira...and the service was poor anyways). But we all paid.....and the GSM companies had the money to improve services.

If we all paid our bills...we probably would see the same in the power sector.

And anyway.....assaulting anyone is still a crime.

no one says the assault is right nor am I saying people should not pay pill, but your assertion that why we have poor Electricity is as a result of consumption bills that the citizens has not been paying.

Do you even know the privatisation of the power sector was only for it distribution? Just like the road seller recharge cards we have everywhere meaning the government is still the one producing Electricity.

And you're still saying
If we all paid our bills...we probably would see the same in the power sector.
your statement is very very wrong as the government itself has not Complained that your statement is the cause for poor Electricity. Instead of us to put our voices together and pressure this people to do their duty, here you are giving excuses on their behalf for why they shouldn't.

What a pity

Rozaay:
no one says the assault is right nor am I saying people should not pay pill, but your assertion that why will have poor Electricity is as a result of consumption bills that are not being paid.

Do you even know the privatisation of the power sector was only for it distribution? Just like the road seller recharge cards we have everywhere meaning the government is still the one producing Electricity.

GENCOS are now in charge of producing electricity. Government now only controls transmission (ie the grid)...largely for national security purposes.

Here are a list of the GENCOS...Generation companies...http://www.nercng.org/index.php/industry-operators/licensing-procedures/licencees. They are all privately owned companies.

The thing I find so amusing is that people always complain of not having light but are ready to fight if they are to be disconnected.

VERY GOOD!

INFACT I SUPPORT BEATING OF ANY OF THOSE DISCO DISTRIBUTORS DISTRIBUTING BILLS WITHOUT GIVING LIGHT.

THE WORST IS THEY WILL EVEN COLLECT THE MONEY FROM YOU WITH ARROGANCE WHEN YOU QUEUE UP TO PAY!

#ISUPPORTBEATINGOFPHCNOFFICIALS#
#BEATSENSEINTOTHEIRSKULL#

Nigerians need to be able to do independent research and not rely on hearsay.

Do you realise that for every bill given, transmission, generating and gas companies take up 90%? The remaining 10% is for maintaining the network, paying salaries and any upgrades. They haven't even started recouping their investments not to mention earning a profit.

But it's good to complain. It solves issues.

CAN WE HAVE MORE REPORTS OF BEATINGS NATIONWIDE? THANK YOU!

MORE BEATINGS PLEASE.!

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9jakohai:


Sadly, PHCN also needs the money from the bills to make improvements so that you can have light 24/7.

Indeed one big reason why the DISCOS, GENCOS and TCN cannot guarantee light is because most Nigerians do not pay their light bills at all.

Even the prepaid meter that was supposed to end pay dodgers....people bypass them so that they can get free light.

And as a result...there is no money to buy new equipment, no money to upgrade existing equipment, and no money to even expand the power supply.

Thanks to privatisation, which most Nigerians did not oppose...the onus is even more on us to pay for our light. We cannot refuse to pay for light because they have not given us light at all. That means that there would be no money not only for power infrastructure improvement...but also no money for staff salaries too. And DISCO/GENCO workers are Nigerians like you...who also have bills to pay, and lives to maintain.

We may look at this man who beat up DISCO staff as a hero. We may even encourage more people to go ahead and commit acts of violence against DISCO staff....but remember....the reason why we do not have power is because we refuse to pay our bills.

Am sure the man who beat up the staff would complain if his working place did not give him his salary. He would complain that it prevents him from being an effective worker.Why then do we insist on making power supply inefficient for all....by refusing to pay our bills.

Sorry.....but Ozoigbo Ikenna and people like him ARE the reason why you Nigerian people do not have light.

Please...pay your bills. OK?

You ve forced me to call you an idiot. How do you expect one to pay for what he/she did not use. Genco,Discos,Reggae,blues or whatever should provide light and charge accordingly. Stop making excuses for failures!

RobinRay:

that should be after I divorce her bro

Let the best man win. Mia khalifa or death.

RobinRay:
mtchewww meanwhile.........

Thank God I will go to heaven.

9jakohai:


GENCOS are now in charge of producing electricity. Government now only controls transmission (ie the grid)...largely for national security purposes.

Here are a list of the GENCOS...Generation companies...http://www.nercng.org/index.php/industry-operators/licensing-procedures/licencees. They are all privately owned companies.

well if GENCOs and DISCOs has been licensed for it generation is there cup of tea...

The question still begs that has anyone Complained that the reason behind poor available of stable power supply in Nigeria is due to the citizens not paying?

snezBaba:
please don't say he did the right thing cus the poor man was just doing his job. Why cant he find Fashola and try dis sh#t.

He doesn't have to find Fashola. He had just sent him a message. I'm sure they all understand the message. Very soon the beating will come to them. We should be supporting this man, it's the only way they will feel our pains.
Anywhere there is constant electricity in Nigeria, the residence or the hotels or other business holders are contributing money to the phcn boss for the constant light. Once that money stop coming into their pockets your constant light gets epileptic as well.

yarimo:
bros at of 30 days in a month you can get power supply for just 3 days , And the next thing pay your bills pay your bills . Very annoying

An estimated bill at that. Bills are delivered constantly without interruption but supply the light that necessitated distribution of the bill in the first place....for where? That guy try small sha even though he took the law into his hand but anger may have caused him to react the way he did. All this inefficient DISCOs should improve in performance.

Which kind country be this? PHNC should be tried for fraud while fashola should betried for conspiracy.

jice:



You are wrong man. I do not give money to glo to build mast before I get network to make calls and you do not have to pay men to produce to sell to you, otherwise it means borrowing to pay later.

trust me , if it was possible to dodge paying communication bills ( no matter how poor their service is) and still enjoy the service like people dodge paying Electricity Bills, lots people including you may not want to pay communication bills. Glo and other Telecoms company will be suffering similar fate the utility company is been confronted with. and why its easy to enfoce paying to enforce paying telecoms bill is you dont use physical hardware that can easily be tapped and the software security is strong.

haywire07:
In 2017, so many basic things are still wrong with nigeria. It will be wrong to say i support the physical abuse of the official , but the truth is, the system is mentally abusing us. Y do we have to pay for something we do not use .
And sometimes dis officials instead of understanding the situation will be forming oga as if we are not in d struggle together .
A country after 56 years is lacking water and light !! Chisos!!

Mystery... Seriously, I don't understand either

The man went too far.

Nigerians don't like reading.. smh

Can violence solve the problem of not getting constant electricity? the accuse had to bail himself after he assaulted the lady. it would have been wise to pay whatever he could instead of spending money and time on court case. there are means of addressing grievances of customers against any discos. Agreed that you are giving a bill that you felt was on the high side giving the poor service delivery of these discos, what you have to do is to write to the disco in question complaining about the billing, give reasons why you are contesting it. submit it to them and make sure you have your own copy for reference purpose. if they fail to address the issue you raised, then take it up with them by going to NERC. and I am very sure no disco' s staff can disconnect you since you have a pending case against them. by keeping silence, it means that you already accepted the billing and you were expected to make payment. power sector was privatized because it was not easy to run for the govt as they kept incurring more debt. I have listened to many complaining of pre-paid meter not being supplied. even the govt that can meter every customers did not do so and now u want d private owner to do so. it takes time besides they can only do so if the return on the investment is assured. many buy a pre-paid meter just for them to by-pass and enjoy the free light. the problem lies with all stake holders in the sector. in a nutshell, if you are not contesting your bill, pay up. try not to be like Mr Ikenna to avoid spending which is un-called for. If you have light for just one hour in a month, then you should be prepared to pay for that one hour. Don't let your ability to pay be a function of constant supply of electricity.my submission.

LOL