The House of Representatives has frowned at the practice of transferring unpaid electricity debts of old users to new home occupants by the Distribution Companies (DISCOs).
The matter was debated in a motion sponsored by Representative Shoyinka Olatunji who lamented the constant complaints by electricity consumers on the poor services provided by the DISCOs, who he said were also in the habit of transferring outstanding debts of old customers to new users.
Olatunji said If nothing is done to curb the act of transferring debts incurred by other consumers to new consumers, the new tenant will continue to bear the burden of paying for the electricity they did not consume.
The house also urged Federal Government to direct the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to rescind the decision to further increase the electricity tariff proposed for June 2021 in view of the hard times Nigerian masses are currently going through.
The house, therefore, mandated its relevant committees on the matters raised to find a lasting solution to the problems and report back to within two weeks.
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