The Organised Labour has demanded for the complete reversal of the power sector privatisation and recovery of all public electricity assets sold. made the demands while picketing the headquarters of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission over hike in electricity tariff on Monday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that NERC had recently announced hike in electricity tariff across the nation from N65/kwh to N225/Kwh. “That is which are sold cheap to largely inexperienced, technically deficient and financially challenged private investors. “Small and medium scale businesses which accommodates millions of workers in the informal economy is severally affected by the increases in energy cost.He therefore, said that Nigeria workers rejected the recent increase in electricity tariff and the associated upgrading and downgrading of customers from one Band to another.
The NLC president also noted that before the increase in electricity tariff, NERC would have called for a stakeholders meeting for proper consultation.Mr Sanusi Garba, Chairman of NERC, commended Labour for its peaceful demonstration in respect of issues affecting the power sector. “We also took note on your call for the diversification of energy sources and I will like to say that the Zukeru 700 mega watt power plant is already on,”he said.
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