NLC bemoans planned Electricity Hike, says Government is being Insensitive

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed the planned Electricity hike which is set to be increased by 40% as from the 1st of July.

The NLC President, Joe Ajaero made this known on Thursday, saying that plan to increase the electricity tariffs shows insensitivity and callousness.

” The Plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 per cent by July 1 is both insensitive and callous and reflects an organized indifference to the well-being of consumers, most especially the poor ones”.

Ajaero continued ” The issue of capacity to pay and quality of service delivery are not only germane but superior to any rationalism by market logic. The service providers, in spite of sundry support, have not been able to meet the threshold of 5000 megawatts”

“The proposed Electricity hike would subsequently lead to a ripple effect by other product or service providers in the country”. He further stated.

He noted that the ordinary Nigerians needed to be protected from these economic vagaries that is suddenly thrust on them.

” We would want to advise apostles of the Market who have called NLC all sorts of names to check their conscience. The rate at which they are going is higly combative and combustible” Ajaero said.

Ajaero ended by calling for more novel interventions to cushion the effect of these tariff hikes on majority of Nigerians.

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