City: Lagos, Nigeria
Sip your palm wine well because dis one get plenty wahala. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) just seal Ikeja Electric headquarters. E no be say dem dey play; dem serious over alleged non-compliance wey dey vex customers since like forever.
Dis operation happen early Thursday morning, accompanied by our usual security agents, so you know say dem no dey carry last. Staff for Ikeja Electric dem just dey waka outside like say dem be UN peacekeeping force as officials lock the building.
Bola Adeyinka, the Director of Surveillance and Investigation for FCCPC, come drop bombshell—dis enforcement na due to Ikeja Electric continuous champagnization (refusal) to follow consumer rights laws wey dey since 2018. She talk say dem don try to engage the company multiple times, but Ikeja Electric just dey do like say nothing dey happen.
The FCCPC na serious body, you sabi? Dem no just bend the law anyhow. According to dem, dem seal the place because Ikeja Electric no carry out order to split one Maximum Demand account into twenty separate accounts for customers wey dey complain, who don dey suffer without light for over 2 and half years. Can you imagine that? Two and half years without light! Na wetin dem do to the customers as dem dey always pay their bills.
Some pple dey turn to experts for power supply wahala, saying Ikeja Electric no gree do as dem talk, even after numerous notices and loud shouting like say dem dey call people to party. “No action was taken,” FCCPC added, as dem return to dem drawing board after dem don issue compliance notice.
As expected, Ikeja Electric no just sit down fold dem arm. Kingsley Okotie, the Head of Corporate Communications, come drop hin own gist. He say dem don dey work to comply, but everything dey scatter because dem get reservations about how FCCPC dey handle tingz. E no be small drama o!
Despite the wahala wey dey happen for the headquarters, Okotie assure say electricity supply to customers dey continue smoothly. So, worry no dey for customers wey still dey enjoy power, even as the HQ dey under lock and key.
But e be like say dem no like the media exposure wey follow the sealing. Ikeja Electric believe say dem fit resolve issues without all dis public wahala. “There are better ways we could have handled this disagreement,” Okotie talk, but na wetin be wey dem talk wey we go still hear for the media. Drama always dey for dis kind matter, abeg!
As for the future, Okotie pray say dis seal no go affect their operation for long. “We don dey talk with FCCPC, and our prayer be say make we solve am quick-quick. Na essential service we dey provide, and we no want anything to disrupt supply.”
So, wetin we learn? If you dey play with consumer rights, e fit land you for serious wahala like dis. Na so FCCPC take matter dey go. We go dey watch how the saga go unfold, and of course, we go keep you updated with all the plenty drama wey dey come.
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