The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies has demanded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government reverse the 245% electricity hike imposed by electricity distribution companies. The association criticized the tariff increase as insensitive and unacceptable, stating that the government had not made sufficient improvements in the power sector to justify such a drastic increase.
Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government to reverse the 245 per cent electricity hike by electricity distribution companies. The National Secretary of the Association, Nnamdi Ajibo, made this known in a statement on Monday while reacting to the tariff hike for Band A electricity customers. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission approved a tariff increase on Tuesday last week for Band A customers.
The workers added that the government should also reverse the failed privatization of the power sector. 'We demand an urgent reversal to the status quo and acknowledge that exchange rates have also gone so high, thereby impacting the purchasing power of the common man. 'This government cannot implement the renewed hope agenda in one year. Worldwide, no nation treats its citizens this way and expects them to remain silent.
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