Many electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), say they are willing to pay for improved and steady power supply.
The consumers, who reside in Kubwa, Kuje,, Gwagwalada and Nyanya spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday,.
According to them, if power supply improves and it is stable, they are willing to pay for it.
Mr Murphy Osayande, a civil servant resident in Kubwa said that he was willing to pay for electricity if power supply was constant.
Osayande urged the government to do everything possible to ensure steady power supply to consumers, adding that having electricity supply for less than four hours a day was not encouraging.
”Not having electricity for more than four hours a day was not good enough, if there is constant light, I am willing to pay for it,” he said.
Miss Happy Usman, a trader also residing in Kubwa said that all electricity consumers would be willing to pay for regular and stable electricity.
According to her, if power supply improves, I will pay for it as it will reduce the money I spend on buying fuel for my generator.
”Fuel is not cheap, so if I have power supply up to 14 hours a day, I will be willing to pay for it” he said.
Mr Timothy Olaniyi, a welder residing in Kuje said that in the area where he lives, power supply was epileptic as he does not supply for up to four hours.
Olaniyi said that there were days he didn’t have power supply and this was affecting his business.
He said he needs electricity to do his job and appealed to the government to do everything to ensure constant power supply.
Mrs Blessing Okonofua, a fashion designer at Gwagwalada, said that if power supply improves, she was ready to pay for it instead fueling generator for her business.
Okonofua said that no matter the cost of electricity, it was better than using generator, so I am willing to pay for it if it is stable.
Mr Sule Mohammed, who operates a barbing saloon in Nyanya, said that he was also ready to pay for electricity consumed if it was regular.
According to him, government should put in more effort to ensure constant power supply to the benefit of consumers and more revenue will be generated for government as well.
He said: ”if there is regular power supply, government will generate more revenue from electricity consumed”.
NAN reports that the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu had recently reaffirmed the Federal Government’ sresolve to addressing the challenges within Nigeria’s energy sector.
The minister said that government acknowledges the economic hardship being faced by Nigerians, and reaffirmed the ministry of power’s commitment to stabilising the grid, expanding access, and fostering investor confidence.
”Recent reforms such as the ongoing upgrade of transmission infrastructure and partnerships with renewable energy developers, are pivotal to achieving sustainable solutions,” he said.(NAN)
