“My appeal again is that they should please not derail or distract our transformation plan for the industry,” Mr Adelabu said
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The action was to protest the recent increase in electricity tariffs approved by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission . Whether you turn to Premium Times for daily updates, in-depth investigations into pressing national issues, or entertaining trending stories, we value your readership. The minister explained that they still enjoy almost 70 per cent government subsidy in the tariff they pay because the average cost of generating, transmitting and distributing electricity is not less than N180 today.
“I don’t want us to go back to the situation we were in February and March, where we had very low generation. We all felt the impact of this whereby the electricity supply was very low, and every household, every company, and every institution felt it. From the little reform that we’ve embarked upon since the beginning of April, we have seen the impact that electricity has improved, and it can only get better.
Mr Nkem-Kanma, in his motion, faulted the arbitrary hike in the tariff and the discriminatory nature of the policy.
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