Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Ahmad Nasir El-Rufa’I have
commended the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company for providing free
prepaid meters to its customers in Kaduna State. The Governor, was represented
by the State Commissioner for Works and Transport Engineer Hassan Usman Mahmud,
stated this during the flag-off ceremony of the deployment of the meters in Kaduna
today.
According to Engineer
Mahmoud, “I am here directed by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of
Kaduna State, Mallam Ahmad Nasir El-Rufa’I, to come here on behalf of the
citizens of Kaduna State to congratulate the Distribution Company in Kaduna
zone on this great milestone”.
The Governor also implored the Electricity Distribution
Company to improve on it performance by “making these meters easily accessible
to the public” urging the would be beneficiaries to avoid tampering with or
manipulating the meters as such will attract penalty. “Once they are installed
let us put a penalty that will make it more difficult for customers to
circumvent them’’, he suggested.
In his brief goodwill message, the Emir of Zazzau Alhaji
(Dr.) Shehu Idris who was represented by the Zannan Zazzau and District Head of
Tudun Wada, Kaduna, Alhaji Falalu Dalhatu, congratulated the Management of the
Company for the laudable effort. He expressed confidence in the ability of the
Management to deliver on its promise.
According to the traditional ruler, “the company is in able
hands given the track records of its Chairman Board of Directors, Alhaji Yusuf
Hamisu Abubakar”.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Chairman Board of
Directors of Kaduna Electric, Alhaji Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar welcomed all to the
occasion.
He disclosed that “the exercise started last month in Sokoto
and in continuation of our commitments to provide our customers with very
intimate and good services, we are committed to ensuring that people pay for
what they consumes and the best way to do this is by ensuring that people are
properly metered.
He noted that the prepaid meters are smart meters, equipped
with anti tampered device and they are very accurate and have been certified to
have met international standard by the Nigeria Electricity Management Services
agency (NEMSA).
He also said Kaduna Electric has the largest network coverage
area in the country, stressing the Company’s resolve to providing world class
services to its customers. ‘’our
commitment is continuous improvement in the provision of our services and I
believe customers can attest to that”, he stated.
Alhaji Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar urged the customers to
reciprocate the gesture of the Company by paying their bills promptly.
According to him, “there are two sides to the issue, one is provision of
excellent service and the other is payment for the services. As you all know,
electricity business in Nigeria has undergone transformation from social
service to a commercial product and for every commercial product, there is a
price and somebody has to pay for that.’’
He also disclosed that the company had entered into a
partnership with a foreign meter company to establish a meter manufacturing
factory in Kaduna, when completed it will create employment opportunity to the
citizens.
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