Protests in Abia over outrageous estimated electricity bill
By Steve Oko
The people of Umueledi in Old Umuahia, Abia State, Tuesday staged a peaceful protest to register their annoyance over alleged exorbitant estimated electricity billing by the Enugu Electricity Distribution EEDC.
The protesters who carried a coffin with an inscription “EEDC rest in peace” chanted war songs and marched around Afo Ibeji Market in Old Umuahia.
According to the protesters, EEDC has subjected the community to untold economic hardship through outrageous electricity bill.
Addressing newsmen over their grievance, the Village Head, Chief Amaechi Stanley, said that “EEDC now advances an estimated bill of N36,000 to each household every month contrary to N4000 being paid before”.
He said the burden had become unbearable for the locals, hence their decision to cry out for external intervention.
The Village Head said the community had earlier complained to EEDC about the outrageous billing but their complaints fell on deaf ears.
” We have even gone to the police and the DSS (Department of State Services) but EDDC was asked to go and settle with us.
” But since then they have kept bringing N36,00 as bill per household every month. We are tired of this burden and we want government to come to our rescue”.
When contacted the Public Relations Officer of EEDC, Mr. Emeka Eze said he would like to sight the bills so as to be able to react according.
He noted that some times electricity consumers hardly tell the difference between current bill and accumulated arrears.
Mr Eze advised aggrieved costumers to lodge their complaints over any grievances with the customer service of the organization for redress.
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