The Nigerian Senate has warned the Federal Government not to hike electricity tariff under any guise, noting that doing so would worsen the plight of Nigerians.
The upper legislative chamber issued the warning on Wednesday at a plenary presided by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The Senate further adopted a resolution asking its Committee on Power to investigate the over two trillion naira subsidy requirements, as claimed by the Minister of Power, and another one point three trillion naira owed electricity Generation Companies (GENCOs) as well as a one point three billion dollar debt to gas companies.
Senators who earlier contributed to the motion, expressed concerns about the planned increase in electricity tariff, wondering if the Federal Government was sensitive to the plight of Nigerians over hunger and economic cash crunch at the moment.
After a debate, the Senate resolved that the Federal Government should stop the planned electricity tariff hike in the interest of Nigerians.
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