Some power experts have condemned the increase in electricity tariff, describing it as arbitrary and calling for the immediate reversal of the increase.
The experts who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday said the sudden increase was illegal.
“This points out the evil of privatisation of public utilities while still using public funds to sustain the same enterprise sold to a few privileged individuals.”He said the overwhelming majority of power consumers were still not metered as promised and directed by the federal government. “Things are not done like this in any decent clime. We’re reasonably educated and civilised enough to know what goes on around there. It’s a big shame.”
“So, Nigerians don’t have a right to know? We’re now so ‘worthless’ that we keep paying more even when service has not improved. Ilori said NERC had continuously violated the provisions of the law to satisfy the uncontrollable appetite of Discos for increase under the pretence that it must be competitive and to attract investors.
“Enough of blame games and it’s obvious that after ten years, the current investors cannot take us anywhere, hence the contract must not be renewed,” he said. “Hence by the documents from NERC, this increment will be witnessed every year from January each year to 2027.
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