The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC has described the hike in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC as a recipe for unrest in the country.
The Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Tommy Okoh said the hike is unacceptable, urging the government to allow the poor to breathe.
Okoh said the move shows clearly that Nigeria is not ready for 24 hours electricity supply because nowhere in Nigeria people enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply, not even at the airport where it is expected for economic reasons.
He noted that the move is unacceptable from the end of the government especially at the time of socioeconomic challenges where the cost of living is very exorbitant and the salary of the workers remained static.
According to him, Nigerians still battles with the fuel subsidy removal without any corresponding remedy while he urged the government that they were not voted into office for the enslavement of the citizens but to protect and better the lots of the masses
Recall that the NERC had indicated that a total of 1,974,385 electricity consumers would be affected by its recent hike in tariff, a move which is reportedly aimed at making a significant cut on the estimated 2.9 trillion naira electricity subsidy in the 2024 fiscal year.
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