Labour, Stakeholders Groan As DisCos Secretly Raise Tariff

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Labour, Stakeholders Groan As DisCos Secretly Raise Tariff
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Labour and other stakeholders want President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the sales of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) before he leaves Aso Rock as a par

Bearing his mind when this medium was in his shop to buy some products, Alhaji Isa Kaita, a shop owner along Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos said, when the light went off, “Na so them dey do every day.”When reminded of problems that may arise from the called cancelation, Kaita said: “I believe if truly government is ready to cancel the privatisation, it can do it without stress. And it is only FG that can do it.

“Good day, please be informed that the increase in Tariff is in compliance with NERC order,” the Disco stated. “We call on the government to reverse the power sector privatisation because it has failed. The privatisation of public utilities has not generally proven to be the correct thing to do in most countries, even developed ones; according to a study released by Public Services International.”

“However, in five years, after privatisation, the government has given them N1.7 trillion and at a time was subsidising with N1.7 billion daily.

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