The Landlords and Tenants Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday protested against electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos).
The protesters demanded a reasonable billing system and pre-paid meters.
The demonstration started on Gasikya Road, Ijora, the group’s headquarters.
Over 5,000 men and women, in uniform, marched on the Eko Electricity Distribution Plc’s headquarters in Marina, Lagos and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Plc’s head office in Alausa-Ikeja, rounding off the protest at the Governor’s Office, Alausa.
A statement by the group’s President, Prince Rilwan Akiolu, said: “we want an end to illegal disconnections, estimated billings, fraud by Discos’ workers, who extort money from our people and the use of uniformed men to intimidate the masses.
“Our demands are no more estimated billing, no light no payment to Discos, no illegal disconnection because we are not indebted to the Discos, rather they owe us, no pre-paid meters, no payment exceeding N600 per room monthly. We believe in our amiable governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. We want him to intervene, to alleviate our suffering.”
At the Marina office of Eko Electricity Distribution Plc, no official attended to the protesters, while at the Alausa-Ikeja office of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Plc, their petition was collected by one of the officials, who took it to the management.
At the Governor’s Office, a top official, who preferred anonymity, addressed the protesters and promised to organise a meeting between them and the Discos.
Residents of Ijora-Oloba, Badia, Oke-Oja, Sari-Iganmu, Amukoko, Oridilu, Orile-Iganmu, Ajegunle, Coker, Aguda Surulere, Magbon, Badagry, Olodi-Apapa and others participated in the protest.
Source: The Nation
