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
We often mistake lust for love and many people mistake infatuation for true love. So many people preach that if you are no longer happy in a marriage then you should just call it quits. How about telling people to remember what made them happy in the first place and work on getting back to that place. A man wakes up in the morning and tells his wife he wants a divorce because he has fallen in love with someone else even when children are involved. The fact that you once proposed marriage to a person means you once considered her above every woman, how then do you discover years into the marriage that you love another? Especially after having kids. You probably have seen a slimmer woman or a pretty face or a sexy woman and concluded that you now have a new love. The desire for something new is not usually love but an attraction which can be classified as lust or infatuation. Any time you put your new flame above your children, then you know that you are deep in lust. Sex is an integra...
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