The recent action by the Enugu State House of Assembly to declare an emergency action on the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company is a step in the right direction. The legislators have shown that they are true representative of the people; this is unlike the situation in Imo State where members of the House of Assembly are busy romancing with the executive arm of government, thus neglecting their primary functions.
Since the beginning of this year, the electricity bill from the EEDC has continued to double every month with no appreciable improvement in power supply. For example as at December last year, my bill was around N2, 000, by January it increased to around N4, 000 and before I knew what was happening, it came to N8, 000 by February 2017. This is coupled with a reduction in power supply. As a result of which, I went to their office, thinking it was a mistake only to be informed that that the bill is not calculated by them and that customers should go and ask the Regulatory body.
I use to think that with the partial privatization introduced in that sector of our economy, that there will be a huge difference in the ways things are done. Sometimes you wonder whether those that manage these companies are actually humans. You will not make use of their product, still you will be charged. The most frustrating part is that someone in EEDC will know that they are not ready to “bring light”; they will "on" it, for just a minute and take it back again. Most times I wonder the rationale for such an action.
Business is not only about an immediate profit, it is a going concern which requires patience, excellence and perseverance. This capitalist mentality of profit making should be jettisoned. Electricity companies can make money as time goes on when they satisfy their customers rather than looking for every avenue to make money, enough of this corporate robbery.
ROLAND UWAKWE C
President Muhammadu Buhari's selling point coming into the 2015 general elections was his would-be fight against corruption which many Nigerians said was Nigeria's biggest problem and which the international community also said was Nigeria's bane of development. His reelection in 2019 also echoed the same thing although many Nigerians were of course saying they had seen his true colours. In this government's fight against corruption, so much has been witnessed. There have been several convictions of high profile politicians but only people not at the core of the government or those who do not share the same religion with the president. Many embarrassing cases have been swept under the carpet like those of the former secretary to the government of the federation, the reinclusion of a wanted former government official (who was answering for his crimes as ex pensions boss) in this government, most recently the appointment of a former politician who was tried in court for...
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