NLC seeks power sector privatisation review - The Nation Newspaper

he Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday called for the review of the power sector privatisation which he said was copied from India.

“I saw that the same issues we are passing through is what they are passing through. So, if we borrowed this power concept from India and India is even having the same problems we are having, it means we are going the wrong direction. Then we must revisit it so that we get to the point that will take us to the right destination.”

He said: “Where we are, the poverty level in Nigeria, I am telling you that many of us cannot afford to pay this exploitative billing. According to him, the NERC has been treating the DisCos with kid gloves while it has on the other hand, been hard on the customers.Insisting that estimated billing is exploitative, the labour leader recalled the ordeal of the Cuban consulate to Nigeria, whose meter was removed while he was on leave.

“In the court, even the DisCo was in two categories. While the legal department said it is our right to have meters. The commercial department said the revenue will go down if customers get meters,” said Wabba.

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