Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across Nigeria have raised serious concerns over what they describe as a growing culture of bill non-payment by customers in several states, blaming this development on the recent unilateral tariff reduction by Enugu DisCo.
Speaking through the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), the umbrella body for all 11 DisCos in the country, Sunday Oduntan, the executive director of ANED, expressed frustration over what he called “an emerging pattern of resistance” among electricity consumers in states outside Enugu.
According to Oduntan, some customers outside Enugu State have begun to demand similar tariff reductions, while others have refused outright to settle their electricity bills, citing perceived injustice and inconsistency in tariff regimes across the country. (Businessday)