Bauchi consumers sceptical as JEDC rolls out free prepaid meters

Electricity consumers successful Bauchi person expressed cautious optimism implicit the rollout of 109,251 escaped prepaid meters for Band A customers by Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), saying they volition lone beryllium convinced by disposable results.

The concerns were raised during the company’s Quarterly Customer Consultative Forum, wherever residents highlighted persistent challenges, including erratic powerfulness supply, faulty transformers, and billing irregularities.

Chairman of the Customer Consultative Forum, Hassan Ibrahim, said galore consumers inactive look estimated billing contempt making payments, with immoderate receiving charges betwixt N10,000 and N20,000.

He noted that portion JEDC has promised improvements, customers expect factual enactment to code the issues.
“We person heard respective assurances, but what matters to america is existent change. Many communities are inactive battling debased voltage and predominant outages,” helium said.

A customer, Pastor Daniel Numshi Balewa, expressed vexation implicit repeated promises of metre installations that person yet to materialise.
“We volition lone beryllium convinced erstwhile we statesman to spot tangible changes,” helium said, adding that mediocre proviso and precocious bills stay a load connected residents.

Another consumer, Aliko Mohammed Azare, raised concerns implicit the handling of faulty transformers,...