Organized labour in Ebonyi State on Monday picketed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) offices in Abakaliki, capital of the state. The workers joined their counterparts across the country to protest the hike in electricity tariffs.
Organized labour in Ebonyi State on Monday picketed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company and National Electricity Regulatory Commission offices in Abakaliki, capital of the state. The workers joined their counterparts across the country to protest the hike in electricity tariffs. They were led by the Nigerian Labour Congress Chairman in the state, Ogugua Egwu and Trade Union Congress Chairman, Chidi Igboji.
Some of the placards read: 'NLC say no to electricity tariff increase', 'NLC demands reversal of electricity tariff hike', Nigerian government let the poor breathe, and ‘Nigerians reject electricity tariff hike'. NLC Chairman, Mr Ọgụgụa Egwu, described the increase as a reckless and wicked policy. 'We are here to tell the world that their heartlessness, recklessness and wickedness against ordinary Nigerians must be stopped.
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