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Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by mmb(m): 7:20pm On Dec 18, 2018

Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-Hour Electricity Daily

Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have kicked against the 24-hour supply of electricity to their communities.

According to the residents, the constant electricity supply has increased the amount they pay for electricity and has led to "outrageous billings".

They accused the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) of giving them high bills and called for a reversal to the 12-hour electricity supply they previously enjoyed.

Speaking with NAN, Ibrahim Suleiman, a resident of Bolori Layout, said: “YEDC should go back to the former supply system where electricity was supplied for 12 hours and not 24 hours recently being enjoyed. I work from 7am to 4pm, so I do not need any electricity until I get home. But in this case whether you consume power or not, you will be billed to pay for it. I think this is not fair."

Esther Chukwuma, another consumer, referred to the billing system as "frustrating", saying: "My bill indicated that I used 605 units in November and they charged N14,000 as against N6,500 for September where I used the same units. They are charging me for what I did not consume because during the day, I spend most of my time in my shop.

"I only use the electricity at night at home. I have a prepaid meter in the shop and I don’t spend more than N2,000 in a whole month. So how come I am not staying at home and I am being asked to pay N14,000. I am here in their office, demanding an explanation."

On her own, Fatima Musa, a widow, said: “I was given a bill of N15,000 monthly instead of the N5,000 I used to get monthly. I strongly disagree with this outrageous charges given without any explanation."

According to Mrs Musa, electricity consumers, especially those without prepaid meters constituted a higher percentage of those affected, as the billing process was “opaque and lacks transparency”.

Malam Abdullahi Bako, who lives in Gwange, accused YEDC of charging between N9,000 and N15,000 for electricity supplied to a one-room apartment in a month.

“We are being forced to pay for electricity we never consumed; this is extortion, we demand for transparency in the billing methodology,” Bako said.

Addressing the issues raised, Alhaji Usman Wakta, the YEDC Maiduguri Business Manager, said: “These complaints may be as a result of the commissioning of the 330kV transmission line which now supplies electricity 24 hours. On the average, we now supply electricity in the town for a minimum of 22 hours in a day, which simply implies that the consumption of energy by residents in the state have multiplied or even tripled itself.

“We took a simple study from our prepaid meters users and we found out that the people that usually came to buy unit of N2,000 or N3,000 in a month now have to spend N15,000 or N20,000 because of their energy usage. One thing we notice about the consumers is that they waste energy. People have this habit of leaving their lights on even in the afternoon.

“Go to some super markets or filling stations, you will see more than 200 bulbs on in the afternoon. So the more you load you use the more energy you consume."

Responding to the allegations of "outrageous billings for those without prepaid meters, Wakta said: ”We go to people’s home to do load assessment based on the gadgets they have in the house and bill them accordingly."

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by fernandez1(m): 7:21pm On Dec 18, 2018

Imagine that .......these government is the yahoo yahoo of our time..... Youths ji masun....... We don't need buhari neither atiku...... It's still same cabal lootings continue

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 7:22pm On Dec 18, 2018

Person wey get head, no get cap.

The one wey get cap, no get head

Congrats to Maiduguri people. May you always have 'problems' of this particular nature cheesy

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by JasonScoolari: 7:22pm On Dec 18, 2018

Some "blessings" are actually "curses" in disguise. cheesy

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by jidamsel43(m): 7:23pm On Dec 18, 2018

why do they like to do things in abnormal way in that part of Nigeria

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by Born2Breed(f): 7:23pm On Dec 18, 2018

The same electricity we are begging for in Benin.

Na wah oh!!!

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 7:26pm On Dec 18, 2018

From the YEDC manager

"These complaints may be as a result of the commissioning of the 330kV transmission line which now supplies electricity 24 hours"

Very good. They should keep it up

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 7:27pm On Dec 18, 2018

With the country currently producing 3200 MWS there is no way any part Nigeria can boast of 24 hours light even if you live in Kainji !!... I have noticed a couple of these lies sprung up today at the same time and it clear they are lies and propaganda planted by the minister of Darkness

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by GavelSlam: 7:28pm On Dec 18, 2018

Thank you Buhari.

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by GavelSlam: 7:29pm On Dec 18, 2018

FarahAideed:
With the country currently producing 3200 MWS there is no way any part Nigeria can boast of 24 hours light even if you live in Kainji !!... I have noticed a couple of these lies sprung up today at the same time and it clear they are lies and propaganda planted by the minister of Darkness

Maybe Sowore is working for Buhari.

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 7:30pm On Dec 18, 2018

GavelSlam:

Maybe Sowore is working for Buhari.

I have always said that so no suprises

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by GarriKoro(m): 7:33pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:
From the YEDC manager

"These complaints may be as a result of the commissioning of the 330kV transmission line which now supplies electricity 24 hours"

Very good. They should keep it up

Bros some of these complaints are not peculiar to Maiduguri alone, any consumer without a prepaid meter is most likely being shortchanged by the distribution companies. They make more money off consumers that way.

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by GarriKoro(m): 7:37pm On Dec 18, 2018

FarahAideed:
With the country currently producing 3200 MWS there is no way any part Nigeria can boast of 24 hours light even if you live in Kainji !!... I have noticed a couple of these lies sprung up today at the same time and it clear they are lies and propaganda planted by the minister of Darkness

You will always remain a bitter old man who is against any good to come to Nigeria as long as it's under Buhari. I recall your antics in the build up to the election that outstead your hero, with all your negative campaigns. Get this straight Mr: you are still gonna cry hard next year

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by GavelSlam: 7:37pm On Dec 18, 2018

FarahAideed:

I have always said that so no suprises

You are allergic to good news.

Be it railways, airports, Npower, food prices crashing, road construction etc.

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by oluwatosink: 7:40pm On Dec 18, 2018

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 7:40pm On Dec 18, 2018

GarriKoro:
You will always remain a bitter old man who is against any good to come to Nigeria as long as it's under Buhari. I recall your antics in the build up to the election that outstead your hero, with all your negative campaigns. Get this straight Mr: you are still gonna cry hard next year

My antics? My friend I campaigned and voted for Buhari so get that into your head , where were you when we mobilized all we could for the benefit of Buhari in 2015 ..dont say what you don't know ...I am 100 percent against Buharis govt today because of his bad leadership

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 7:44pm On Dec 18, 2018

GarriKoro:
Bros some of these complaints are not peculiar to Maiduguri alone, any consumer without a prepaid meter is most likely being shortchanged by the distribution companies. They make more money off consumers that way.

Yeah but honestly, I'll pay 50k per month if I'll get 24 hrs of electricity. My sister stays in one of those estates in lekki. The estate management takes care of power, whether Eko Disco or Generator and they charge them N64/Kwh. She pays just over 40k per month and she has light 24/7.

If you check it, she pays less with no stress than the poor hustler who has to spend 1k per day to power his Gen for less than 10hrs in the evening and early hours of the morning to get cool sleep

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by Nobody: 7:47pm On Dec 18, 2018

Light in north, gas in south.

Lolzzzz

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by GarriKoro(m): 7:50pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

Yeah but honestly, I'll pay 50k per month if I'll get 24 hrs of electricity. My sister stays in one of those estates in lekki. The estate management takes care of power, whether Eko Disco or Generator and they charge them N64/Kwh. She pays just over 40k per month and she has light 24/7.

If you check it, she pays less with no stress than the poor hustler who has to spend 1k per day to power his Gen for less than 10hrs in the evening and early hours of the morning to get cool sleep

You can't compare your power consumption with a relatively poorer northern populace, I'm sure the DISCOS are overcharging those folks. Why should you pay 50k light bill on your residential quarters if you have a prepaid meter? Do you live with 12 kids in a mansion?

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 7:52pm On Dec 18, 2018

Juliusmalema:
Light in north, gas in south.

Lolzzzz

And Atiku, the fulani Muslim Igbo Christian from Yola, where YEDC is located, will reverse it cool

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 7:52pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

Yeah but honestly, I'll pay 50k per month if I'll get 24 hrs of electricity. My sister stays in one of those estates in lekki. The estate management takes care of power, whether Eko Disco or Generator and they charge them N64/Kwh. She pays just over 40k per month and she has light 24/7.

If you check it, she pays less with no stress than the poor hustler who has to spend 1k per day to power his Gen for less than 10hrs in the evening and early hours of the morning to get cool sleep

There is no way you sister will pay 64 nair a pair kilowat hour and her monthly expense will be just above 40k except she doesnt put on any equipment..

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by Nobody: 7:54pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

And Atiku, the fulani Muslim Igbo Christian from Yola, where YEDC is located, will reverse it

Just atikulating and stop lamentations 5 vs 16.

I don't give a damn...

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 7:56pm On Dec 18, 2018

GarriKoro:
You can't compare your power consumption with a relatively poorer northern populace, I'm sure the DISCOS are overcharging those folks. Why should you pay 50k light bill on your residential quarters if you have a prepaid meter? Do you live with 12 kids in a mansion?

I'm trying to explain why cost isn't a consideration because you spend it anyway. The man who spends 600 every night for his I better pass my neighbor that'll give him light for only 6 hours which comes to 18k, is it because he has 20 children?

If that same calculation is used, he'll spend 72k to get light 24/7 which will not power his fridge, AC etc. What did they mean again with being pennywise, pound foolish?

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 7:59pm On Dec 18, 2018

FarahAideed:

There is no way you sister will pay 64 nair a pair kilowat hour and her monthly expense will be just above 40k except she doesnt put on any equipment..

My prepaid meter in my former house cost me 23.97/kwh and I spent around 6k per month for at least 14hrs light on the average per day so what are you talking about?

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 8:00pm On Dec 18, 2018

Juliusmalema:

Just atikulating and stop lamentations 5 vs 16.

I don't give a damn...

Kwantinue ya atikulooting biko

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Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by Nobody: 8:03pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

Kwantinue ya atikulooting biko

Ok...

Fullstop.

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 8:05pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

My prepaid meter in my former house cost me 23.97/kwh and I spend around 6k per month for at least 14hrs light on the average per day so what are you talking about?

I spend about 30k on prepaid meter a month and I don't have up to 10 hours of power a day and if I add my generator expense of more than 60k a month then I spend about 90k powering my resident a month so there is no way your you sister wouldn't spend more than 60k a month at 64 Naira

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 8:09pm On Dec 18, 2018

FarahAideed:

I spend about 30k on prepaid meter a month and I don't have up to 10 hours of power a day and if I add my generator expense of more than 60k a month then I spend about 90k powering my resident a month so there is no way your you sister wouldn't spend more than 60k a month at 64 Naira

How many units does your 30k prepaid meter give you? How much do you buy your Kwh?

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 8:18pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

How many units does your 30k prepaid meter give you? How much do you buy your Kwh?

I use a 3 phase pre paid meter and 30k gives me 1108 units at 25.79 per KWH .. Well I must say my house dey consume electricity she because of the stuff I run

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by shukuokukobambi: 8:23pm On Dec 18, 2018

FarahAideed:

I use a 3 phase pre paid meter and 30k gives me 1108 units at 25.79 per KWH .. Well I must say my house dey consume electricity she because of the stuff I run

I used a 3-phase too. Which heavy equipments do you use in the house apart from freezer, fridge, AC, washing machine, water heater?, Microwave?

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 8:29pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

I used a 3-phase too. Which heavy equipments do you use in the house apart from freezer, fridge, AC, washing machine, water heater?, Microwave?

Omo I get heavy equipment die let's just leave it there 8 Airconditiiners ( no single fan dey here ) you dont any to know number of refrigerators and dispensers ..lets leave this thing

Re: Maiduguri Residents Protest Against YEDC For Supplying Them 24-hour Electricity by FarahAideed: 8:34pm On Dec 18, 2018

shukuokukobambi:

I used a 3-phase too. Which heavy equipments do you use in the house apart from freezer, fridge, AC, washing machine, water heater?, Microwave?

Omo I get heavy equipment die let's just leave it there 7 Airconditiiners ( i dont own a single fan ) you dont want to add the refrigerators and multiple dispensers , microwaves , washing machines and dryers ..omo this house De consume electricity

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