My people, e be like say we don finally jam good news for our power sector!
The Federal Government don talk say no electricity distribution company or installer go fit collect any money for meter wahala again. Na the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, na him carry this news come during im visit to APM Terminals for Lagos.
Make we begin break am down, e clear say dis meters wey dem import under World Bank programme go dey distributed free! Yes o, free gidi gidi. No make anybody chop your money for meter installation. If you collect money na straight offense.
Adelabu carry the gist come say dem don bring 500,000 smart meters come, and dem go install am for all of us wey dey use light. He talk say na now we go eliminate meter wahala wey don dey grind Nigerians for too long.
He no gree hide hin joy as he talk, “this na first time wey government go import so many meters to change our power sector. This kind thing no be just talk, e dey happen for real.” You fit feel the excitement for hin voice! Dis matter no be for Band A or Band C, everybody go benefit, na we all get our chance.
Adelabu even talk say dem go set up customer complaint desk so if you see anybody wey wan chop your money, make you report am. Dem go use all their power to catch dem, no matter how high dem dey.
Another wahala wey we dey face na extortion. Dem don declare am illegal! So if you waka meet official wey dey extort your money, just make sure say you gather evidence, we go track dem down and make dem face di music.
As journalists dey raise eyebrow about di free meter matter, Ayo Gbeleyi, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, don confirm say dem dey fully prepared to make sure dis plan work. Him talk say they dey monitor progress with all di necessary tools, e no go be like before.
Na wetin we dey hear na wetin we go see from now on. We don tire for stories about payments and delays for meter installation; now na free life we dey talk, and e full ground! E go take time, but we dey follow am jare.
So my Naija people, make we know say dis free meter matter no be play. No give anybody money as dem dey share free meters. We go keep you updated as e dey happen, and make sure say everybody fit enjoy di benefits wey the government dey try set up for us. E be like say light matter go shine for our side once and for all!
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