By Dele Moses, Ilorin
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said it would comply with the proposal of the House of Representatives that electricity consumers should enjoy two months of free service if the proposal becomes law.
The IBEDC in a notice signed by its management said it was fully in support of any palliative measure by the government to alleviate the suffering of people of Nigerians occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The management however said since the two months free electricity bill is still at proposal stage and yet to be signed into law customers should not yet expect the company to offer the free service.
It urged all the customers to continue to pay their bill or vend as usual to avoid being stranded in case the bill is not approved.
The company which said the electricity it supplies to customers is not free advised that the prepaid costumers need to vend energy to avoid service distruption when they run out of energy units and postpaid customers to pay their outstanding bills saying this is because if the palliative measure is approved it would not cover their past bills.
The management explained that if the palliative measure is approved monies paid by both the prepaid and post paid customers during the agreed two months would be credited to customers account to be utilized for future bills or energy units.
“Finally, we appeal to customers to manage their energy usage at this critical period to avoid accumulating huge bills that may be difficult to pay in the event that the palliative measure is not approved,” the notice reads.