Ogun State Government Warns Sachet Water Factories Against Tampering With Electricity Metres
1 min readThe General Manager of Ogun State Water Corporation, Engr. (Mrs), Monsurat Agboola, has warned the sachet/pure water factories in the state to stop tampering and damaging the pre-paid water meters being installed in their various companies.
She said the meters were properties of the Corporation as they installed it with no cost of money to both domestic and commercial customers in the state, noting that customers were to take proper care of the meters and protect it from been damaged/tampered by unscrupulous elements in the society.
“The meters remain the properties of Ogun State Water Corporation and should be protected against any form of damage, loss and vandals which will attract a penalty against the user if damaged or loss”, she said.
Mrs. Agboola emphasised that water meter billing system has come to stay in the State and every customer of the Corporation would be given water meter as soon as more meters are available for distribution, adding that any customer that were interested should approach the Corporation.
Agboola, however, said that a penalty/fine of N50, 000 as minimum estimated water usage for any loss of meter would be imposed on customers on monthly basis, depending on the capacity of the factory and N100, 000 for replacement of meter before any re-connection would be made, assuring the residents of the state of adequate water supply both for domestic and commercial use