The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has unsealed the headquarters of Ikeja Electric Plc after the company committed to a binding undertaking to comply with the remedial process following violations of consumer rights.
In a statement issued on Friday by Ondaje Ijagwu, Director of Corporate Affairs, the commission said the headquarters had earlier been sealed on December 11, 2025, after Ikeja Electric failed to comply with a directive of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to unbundle a Maximum Demand account into 20 individual accounts for a customer who had been without electricity for over two and a half years.
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According to the commission, Ikeja Electric undertook to resolve all consumer complaints referred to it by the FCCPC within agreed timelines and any breach of the undertaking would expose it to renewed and escalated enforcement action under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act.
Reacting,Tunji Bello, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, said the Commission’s intervention was necessary to enforce the provisions of the FCCPA (2018).
“Our responsibility is to ensure that consumers are treated fairly and that service providers comply with lawful decisions and directives. Enforcement is not an end in itself. Where compliance is achieved and credible commitments are made, the Commission will respond appropriately,” he said.
Bello added that the outcome reflects the Commission’s balanced approach to regulation.
“We intervene decisively where consumer harm persists, and we de-escalate where enforceable compliance is secured. What remains constant is our duty to protect consumers and uphold regulatory accountability,” he said.
