“We are ending estimated Electricity billing” – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that its government is making moves to end the era of estimated electricity billing in the country.
In a series of tweets shared via the President’s official Twitter handle, he stated that funding has been made available to DisCos to give out meters to consumers at no cost. He said the meters will be sourced from local manufacturers and in-country stock.
According to the president, it is to ensure that Nigerians only pay for the electricity they consume.
See his tweet below;
“Under the first phase of the Presidential Mass Metering Initiative, we are making funding immediately available for DisCos to roll out 1,000,000 Meters in the first phase, at no cost to consumers. Deployment has already started in parts of Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Abuja.
Future phases of this Metering Initiative will help us fully meet the 6.5 million deficit of meters nationwide, and will impact an estimated 30 million consumers. All meters under this program will be sourced from local manufacturers and in-country stock, to create jobs.
We are committed to ending estimated billing in all forms in Nigeria, and ensuring that Nigerians pay only for the electricity they consume”
Problem no they finish for this country. Where is the light that you guys are talking about bill. Am tired of this country
You have not ended it since, its now you want to end it
Abrg end it fast because the electricity bill is too
much
Electricity is supposed to be steady in Nigeria as it is in other climes. I don’t even see the reason why at this moment we are still talking of epileptic power supply in this country
It is a shame tonus as a people
End SARS next it will be END POWER OUTAGE
Useless man… You now wanted to takes action when are we have shout and cried tired…
Promises without fufilment, most of the government just making mouth.
Prepaid meter that the government always request for money before giving out the meter. This is unfair to us indeed.
I hope the government has already procure enough meters for us because they always telling lies.
I hope this won’t be failed promise, until then we will be hopeful.
I think that we better… Because I can’t be paying what I did not use…if the meter reader calculate what I use, I must pay.
May be you have point…let’s try that.
In preference of meters to the citizens
can u do that not just to say it
We are still tackling electricity bill and we can’t even have Pawer supply for 2hours. What a country
Thats a nice step.because we are are tired of been billed when thre is no power. Nigeria has been suffering from lack of power supply light up naija
Easier said than done.