Ajaero to NERC: Reverse electricity tariff hike -- we won't accept bands classification

Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress , says the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission should reverse the electricity tariff.the headquarters of the NERC in Abuja over the increase in electricity tariff.Ajaero said the protest was due to NERC’s unresponsiveness to the multiple letters sent by the NLC.He added that the increase in tariff was arbitrary, noting that NERC did not consult relevant stakeholders before taking the decision.

“We are here on a peaceful protest having written so many letters to NERC that they cannot increase tariff without meeting with Nigerians, that the process of adjusting tariffs in every tariff methodology requires that they meet with all stakeholders, including labour, that we don’t know where this tarrif is coming from,” Ajaero said.

“Use the same magic that you are using to give some Nigerians 20 hours to give everybody in Nigeria 20 hours. Nigerians are saying no to discriminatory power allocation.”

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