Illegal disconnection cases and high energy bills which electricity consumers have described as ‘fleecing’ have been reported across some of the 11 power Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria. For a long time, there have been a lot of complaints by electricity consumers across the country against estimated billing without remedy and illegal disconnections. Rather than abating, the rip-off continues. The result is that at present, virtually all electricity consumers, except those with installed prepaid meters, are slammed with outrageous bills for power not supplied. SRTV had a chat with Barr. Tope Akinyode a legal practitioner with expertise on dispute resolution and corporate practice on the lingering controversies and what electricity consumers should do to seek legal redress.
Illegal disconnection cases and high energy bills which electricity consumers have described as ‘fleecing’ have been reported across some of the 11 power Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria. For a long time, there have been a lot of complaints by electricity consumers across the country against estimated billing without remedy and illegal disconnections. Rather than abating, the rip-off continues. The result is that at present, virtually all electricity consumers, except those with installed prepaid meters, are slammed with outrageous bills for power not supplied. SRTV had a chat with Barr. Tope Akinyode a legal practitioner with expertise on dispute resolution and corporate practice on the lingering controversies and what electricity consumers should do to seek legal redress.
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