Ikotun CDA Seeks SERAP Intervention Over Alleged Ikeja Electric Estimated Billings, Prepaid Meters ,Others

Worried about the lackluster attitude by  electricity service provider in its environs, residents of the Irebami Unity Community Development Association (CDA) in Ikotun, Lagos has sent a Save our Soul (SoS) message to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on the need to intervene and engage Ikeja Electricity Distribution CompanyPLC over alleged fraudulent estimated billings and issues of prepaid metering.

 

The community leaders have also expressed dissatisfaction of the service provider indiscriminate disconnection of electricity from homes of perceived resident thus soliciting support from the right group to intervene.

 

The CDA leaders also appealed for the right group to engage the Lagos State Government on the need to bring meaningful infrastructural development to the community adding that the area has been neglected since 1999.

 

According to a statement made available to DAILYFOCUS NIGERIA on Monday dated 23rd February 2021 , explained that despite the skyrocketing crazy billings for residents by Ikeja Electric PLC  in the last four months, electricity supply had been intermittent and irrational , thereby causing severe damages to electrical and electronic appliances of the owners .

 

 

 

The statement signed by the CDA Chairman, Prince Abiola Noah Odunsi reiterated that residents of the community are frustrated and full of rage at the moment adding that “having collectively resolved not to permit the indiscriminate, illegal disconnection of electricity and extortion by the Ikeja Electric PLC officials in our community, as residents can no longer cope with the overbearing pressure of the crazy and fraudulent estimated billings system.

 

The Chairman called on the federal government to approve the distribution of the prepaid meters freely to residents of the community noting that the crazy billings from the service provider has been unsatisfactory.

 

He pointed out that food stuffs belonging to residents of the community worth billions of naira have been destroyed due to irregular supply of electricity by the service provider.

 

Odunsi lamented that :”How long shall we continue to pay crazy bill for darkness and electricity not consumed , and also the cost of massive damages of electronic and electrical appliances caused by power surge.

 

“The past weeks had been traumatizing, as the entire community was put in complete darkness for no tangible reason and as such refrigerated and frozen food our residents got spoilt in great quantity, even when we are all aware ,how costly food items are, at all this critical time.

 

Odunsi stressed that “We request for the immediate distribution of the federal government’s approved prepaid meter freely distributed across our community to all registered consumers and ,  as so stated in our 5for5 points demand for Mr. Governor .