Don’t Pay Staff For Repair Of Faulty Transformers – It’s Fraudulent – Jos DisCo To Customers

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) has requested that Gombe residents not pay any individuals or its employees for fixing malfunctioning transformers in their neighborhoods.

Musa Abdullahi, the chief security officer of JEDC, stated in a Monday interview with NAN that consumers are not liable for fixing malfunctioning transformers.

Abdullahi said that calls for community donations are incorrect, dishonest, and inappropriate, and he asked locals to report transformer problems to JEDC offices rather than paying authorities for repairs.

“We don’t collect money from communities to fix transformers so no one is expected to pay,” he said.

For any staff to go to communities collecting N5000, N3000 or any amount per households or street is fraudulent and we frown at such.

“If you have a challenge and cannot wait for your transformers to be fixed, you write to the Managing Director through the Regional Manager that you want to support the company willingly.

“Whoever asks you for money, escalate the issue to the regional manager and we will make example of them”.

In addition to supporting the company’s efforts to safeguard the state’s electricity facilities, Abdullahi urged the communities to report any unlawful demands made by employees.

The DisCo also pleaded with locals not to attack JEDC officers while they were on the job. [CONTINUE READING HERE]