Omo-Agege: Buhari ‘ll End Estimated Billing Syndrome

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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Saturday restated President Muhammadu Buhari’s commiment to ending the estimated billing syndrome in the nation’s power sector, which has continued to milk energy consumers dry.

Senator Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District made this known at the ground breaking ceremony of the Power Sub-Station in hometown, Orogun, Ughellli North Local Government Area of Delta. The project is being constructed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and National Integrated Power Power Project (NIPP).

Omo-Agege said around the world the culture of pay-as-you-use has been well-entrenched in countries, noting that Nigeria should not be left behind.

He stated that the Federal Government and National Assembly were committed to addressing energy poverty in the country through mass metering.

In his words: “I remind the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) of its obligation to customers and the government regarding the mass metering initiative of the Federal Government aimed at ending the era of estimated billing syndrome.

“That is what President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the National Assembly want.

“All over the world, you pay for the energy you consumed. The only obligation government has is to provide the enabling environment  for it to be made available,” Omo-Agege said.

He said the establishment of the power sub-station was one of the several initiatives of President Buhari’s administration to make electricity available to Nigerians.

The Deputy Senate President described energy as the backbone for the social and economic development of any nation as well as an enabler for industrial and improved healthcare delivering, adding that the establishment of the power sub-station would promote research and development in the recently approved Federal Polytechnic in Orogun.

“President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is currently making significant effect aimed at reducing energy poverty that has over the years impacted negatively on the economic development and public health.

“The objective has been to ensure that the number of people who used modern energy should increase to reduce social cost than to increase social benefits.

“The establishment of this power sub-station is one of the several initiative of this administration aimed at addressing the energy poverty in our nation.

“Earlier, we have leverage on the vision of this administration in the power sector to provide transformers to several communities in our Senatorial District to improve the energy availability and supply to our people.

“We have already provided Solar-power street lights across most communities in Delta Central Senatorial District.

“We are looking forward to doing more when the implementation of the 2021 budget begins,” Omo-Agege said.

Managing Director, Nuge Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Mr Chiedu Ugbo, said that the power station would help regulate the power voltage.

“The station has the capability to regulate its voltage to the normal level. It will also create employment for the teaming youths of this community,” Ugbo said.

'dotun Akintomide
'dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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