Buhari Moves To Stop Estimated Billings And Has Direct Mass Metering Of Electricity Consumers

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that there should be a nationwide mass metering programme for electricity consumers in the country. This is an effort by the Federal Government to put an end to estimated and arbitrary billing for electricity.

This is a next step and commendable, it also goes to show that the president is listening to the plight of the Nigerian citizens.

This information is part of the press statement issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, and signed by its Executive Chairman, James Momoh.

The statement from NERC reads, “The President has directed that there should be a nationwide mass-metering program in an effort by the Federal Government to put a stop to estimated and arbitrary billing for electricity.”

The Presidency, in its tweet post on its official Twitter handle, stated that the Federal Government is working to ensure that Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) commit to increasing the number of hours of electricity supply every day and also improve on their quality of service.

As much as it's laudable, the political will power to implement and enforce is the most important for the average Nigerian.

We keep our fingers crossed hoping that this policy will be implemented.