The deputy governor conveyed these remarks on Monday at a roundable event held in Victoria Island, which included participants from both the Rural Electricity agency and the Lagos State Government.
He said, “People that are trying to survive, and the common denominator for them is power. They don’t have power. There are billing challenges. In fact I’m a very good example.
“Last month, in my house, or the state house that I live in, the bill was N2.7m last month. This month, Eko DisCo sent us a bill of 29m. I sent it to the Commissioner for Energy. It’s crazy. I actually procured a meter. I bought a meter to say, ’Look, don’t give estimated billin’g. I bought the meter, but to convert it is wahala.
“There’s a place called Coker Aguda in Surulere, and people came to me, and I was asking them to calm down. A man’s rent in a year is about N2m; they gave him a bill of N2.8m for electricity. How can the bill be more than the man’s rent for a year? Those are the challenges that we have.
“Our people are suffering because of estimated billing.”
Hamzat made the remarks while representing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Lagos State Government and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to expand electricity access to rural communities in the state.
