Eko DISCO promises effective delivery of service

The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) has assured its numerous customers of effective service delivery within its network to boost customers’ confidence and revenue increment.Mr Oladele Amoda, Chief Executive Officer of Eko Disco, who was represented by Chief Operations Officer, Mr Sam Nwaire, gave the assurance during a town hall meeting with customers of the company under Ojo Business District Area.According to him, “the meeting is to deliberate on challenges confronting customers and find lasting solution to the lingering problems. The continuous engagement with customers has been a long outstanding customer’s relationship that has been built overtime which needs to be sustained.“Over N2.4billion was yet to be collected by EKEDC from customers as electricity bills consumed in April, out of N6.7 billion owed by customers. The company was only able to recovered N4.3 billion.“The company has improved its distribution network to boost power supply to customers, yet majority of the customers refused payment. In spite of the quantum of supply distributed to customers in the Month of April, large numbers of customers are yet to turn out for payment.“We have equally recorded over N6.2 billion energy consumed by customers for the month of May but we are yet to compute the final payment chats. Outstanding customer’s debt profile since the month is still running.”He decried huge debt profile of the Ministry, Department and Agencies (MDAs) which he said stood at over N3.8 billion to date.He said that EKEDC was working with the committee set up by Acting President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, to reconcile the amount being owed by the federal government and the MDAs.He said that henceforth the Nigerian Police had said that it would only pay electricity bills incurred by its stations but not by barracks.The Eko Disco boss, however, lauded the security agencies’ support in protecting its equipment within its operations, especially in Ojo business unit.On metering, Amoda said that over 20, 800 meters had been rolled out, adding that the company had also designed a methodology on monthly installation to customers within its network. He said that all unmetered customers of the company would be reached within the stipulated time. Source: Tribune