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Bearing placards with various inscriptions, the protesters under the auspices of the Balance Measure Impact Initiative, condemned the IBEDC for moving low-income households in the area to the Band A feeder.

Speaking on behalf of the group, a resident, Lukman Odewole, in a statement on Sunday, said, “Return us to Band B and do something quickly about the huge estimated bills you have given consumers in our area. Our people cannot continue like this. Most of us are retirees. Your staff are issuing N94,000, N95,000 estimated bills a residential area.”

Also one of the coordinators, Mr Francis Adeoti, wondered why residential houses would be in the same band with companies like Coca-Cola and C-Way in the area.

Responding, the Business Branch Manager, IBEDC, Ota Hub, Mr Yemi Eluwole, told the group that the idea of Band A is not that of the electricity company alone but of other stakeholders like the Federal Government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.

“It is not our intention as a business hub to move you to Band A and this is not limited to Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area but the entire country,” he said.

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