I'm really angry this morning after spending hours trying to convince IBEDC to reconnect light illegally disconnected in Olorunsogo area of Abẹ́òkúta where I stay.

Okay, so let me start from the beginning. IBEDC doesn't give the Olorunsogo and Abiola Way area of Abẹ́òkúta more than 2 hours of electricity per day, on the days they manage to give us at all compared to other close areas of Abeokuta like Aké and Ìdí-Aba that get about 8 hours of electricity.

We have written NERC so many times wondering why we have to suffer darkness when Nigeria is supposedly generating more electricity. What we have is stone cold silence.

Then suddenly in the middle of the night I noticed that IBEDC decided to have pity on our destiny and give us our measly daily dose of token electricity supply. However only some part of my side of Olorunsogo had light.

Thinking it was a fault from the transformer, we went to report to IBEDC area office on Abiola Way only to be told that the community in Abiola Way (not Olorunsogo ó) decided to opt out of electricity supply until IBEDC can guarantee at least 6 hours of electricity daily.

My people, we could not convince this people to come back and remove only Abiola Way people and leave us in Olorunsogo alone.

These same people that over billed me up N10, 000 until I discovered and screamed are insisting some parts of Abiola Way are connected to us. We cajoled one of them (a certain Mr Johnson) to come and check the pole and transformer to see that they can remove Abiola Way people without removing us and these people that are still owing me money from over billing are saying that I should wait till Monday while making allusions to that if I can "wet the floor" a little (bribe), they'll come and do it.

In anger I went to their Abẹ́òkúta headquarters to see their manager but was prevented in doing so.

My Nairaland people, please advice me on what to do. Is this how I'm going to be in darkness all weekend? I have jobs I need to deliver and money for fuel is not available. What should I do?

There is always a local NEPA man in the neighborhood, get him to reconnect for u, or better still do it yourself

The solution may not be immediate. Kindly go to the district office to lay your complain officially, via a letter, attaching your NERC letter (them fear am wella), addressing it to the business manager.

Monday, Dem go call you.

This is Nigeria .

Are you sure those nepa people are not using gen

Minister For Darkness will help u

So na by force?

Move out of the area

But to be honest if you get only 2 hours of power supply in your area as you say, you are better off without none especially if they charge as much as you say they do.

I know it is your choice but it is cheaper without if you only get 2 hours per day and pay as high as 10k per month.

And Nigeria sells power to Niger and Chad ?

What a dustbin country .relocate if you can and forget Nigeria

What do you want to do with 2 hours of light daily @ the rate of 10k monthly?

abescom:
But to be honest if you get only 2 hours of power supply in your area as you say, you are better off without none especially if they charge as much as you say they do.

I know it is your choice but it is cheaper without if you only get 2 hours per day and pay as high as 10k per month.

I tire o

Pidginwhisper:
Do you need Someone to tell you NERC and Discos are now working hand in hand. Gone are those days when NERC will take up your case, but these days NERC is fully behind Discos as "Corruption is fighting back" .

If the house adjacent your house dey pay wella, my bro Just tap current and start contributing lil token of their own billing.

But from the story, he never went to NERC.

LASISIELENU:
important issue is been discussed, you went and copy/paste a stale joke. How old are you?

2 years old, obviously!

Well done op. Please don't tire. Continue to complain. Even if you don't get result, which I do believe you would, it will add to the case against these fools!

I mean, how stupid can people be to refuse to sell the product from which their wages are paid?

Ok

In this same Nigeria we're living, NEPA people will come and steal the cable that provides light for your entire street and all of you will contribute money for them to steal another cable elsewhere to come and fix it.

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veekid:
In this same Nigeria we're living, NEPA people will come and steal the cable that provides light for your entire street and all of you will contribute money for them to steal another cable elsewhere to come and fix it.

Lol! Really. You sure it's nepa who steals it?

Na wa for u oo.u know the type of country u dey and u jus go NERC office dey waste ur time. Just give one nepa official small egunje and he will connect d wire for u. Una for the street fit contribute small tin to give d nepa man. Dats wat u need to do.na naija we dey.

budaatum:

Lol! Really. You sure it's nepa who steals it?

haha this question is unnecessary. A number of nepa staff do steal cable parts and they will sell it back to the ppl in the same street. Between nigerian police and nepa i dont even know which one is worse.

NERC is the last resort after exhausting the complaints handling process at IBEDC.
Start from the Business unit controlling your area, file a complaint and obtain a ticket number. It is only when you are not satisfied with the outcome from IBEDC that you can approach NERC.

BadmanBinLaden:
Honestly i don't like Buhari or our current governor but i have to commend them when it comes to electricity. Prior to 2015, we used to barely have 2hrs of light in Yola the capital of Adamawa but now light is almost 24hrs for the past 4yrs, sometimes we could go days without nepa taking light. My dad even dash me our generators (which i sold) because it became completely useless.


I don't know why many people are complaining about electricity

very obvious u not residing in nigeria