Nigeria, April 15 -- The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has raised the alarm over what he described as "crazy billing" by electricity distribution companies, revealing that his official residence was slammed with a staggering N29 million electricity bill for April - up from N2.7 million in March.

Speaking at a roundtable between the Lagos State Government and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) held in Victoria Island on Monday, Mr Hamzat said the electricity provider, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), had also frustrated his efforts to install a prepaid meter despite payment.

"I am a very good example," he said. "Last month, the bill for the official residence was N2.7 million. This month, Eko DisCo sent...