Hon. Paul Ayah
Abine, PAP (People’s Action Party) chairman, has strongly criticise the
mistreatment of Cameroonians by two
utility companies- AES/SONEL and SNEC (better still CAMWATER) with naked
arrogance. Hon. Ayah expressed his commitment to kick against this gross
exploitation while talking to The DETECTIVE at the PAP zonal secretariat in Buea,
Monday May 7, 2012.
The PAP
presidential candidate disclosed that, every month, the utility companies
involve in the distribution of electricity and water, collect 668 and 780 francs from every Cameroonian
subscriber in a form of extortion veiled in the euphemism “meter rent” despite
the fact that some of these subscribers live below the poverty line.
According to Ayah,
if there are 8 million subscribers, the companies will extort per month respectively
5 billion 344 million and 6 billion 240 million, and together 11 billion 584
million francs. The amount per year respectively is 64 billions 128 million,
and 74 billions 880 million; and together 139 billion 8 million francs.
In 10 years therefore,
the innocent subscribers will enrich the two utility companies with the
staggering sum of 1390 billion 80 million francs. “Enough money to tar one
thousand three hundred and ninety kilometres of road at one billion franc per
kilometre. Yet, we are waiting to become an emergent state by 2035. By that
time, we would have enriched AES/SONEL and SNEC unjustly with the sum of 3197
billion 460 million francs”, Ayah added.
The most disgusting
fact, Ayah noted is that, these meters subscribers are obliged to rent, cost
less than 7500 francs in the market. He also mentioned that the subscribers
have to queue helplessly for days before paying bills out of their hard-earned
income.
By AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG
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