The Deputy Governor of Lagos, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has lamented how the distribution company supplying electricity to his official quarters raised the bill from N2.7m in March to N29m in April

The deputy governor said this Monday at a roundtable held in Victoria Island between the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Lagos State Government, said the DisCo also frustrated his efforts to get metered despite paying for a prepaid meter.

The REA and Lagos State Government met to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the electrification of rural communities in Lagos.

“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 billing’. I bought the meter, but to convert it is wahala,” he stated.