In a statement jointly signed by the National Coordinator and Secretary of the group, Abraham Douglas and Bala Galadima Ikara, the position of the Minister is 'Insensitive. The group advised the Minister to work on measures to restore constant power supply that will help to attract investors to establish sustainable businesses and boost the economy instead of proposing a hike in electric tariff at this critical period of the dearth of development in the country.
The statement said, 'the ministers claims that if the federal government continues to pay electricity subsidy for Nigerians, investors will not come is illusionary and unacceptable.
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