The Nigerian Senate has warned the Federal Government not to hike electricity tariff under any guise, noting that doing so would worsen the plight of Nigerians.
The Nigerian Senate has warned the Federal Government not to hike electricity tariff under any guise, noting that doing so would worsen the plight of Nigerians. The upper legislative chamber issued the warning on Wednesday at a plenary presided by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The Senate further adopted a resolution asking its Committee on Power to investigate the over N2 trillion subsidy requirements , as claimed by the Minister of Power, and another N1.
3 trillion owed electricity Generation Companies (GENCOs) as well as a $1.3 billion debt to gas companies. Senators who earlier contributed to the motion, expressed concerns about the planned increase in electricity tariff, wondering if the Federal Government was sensitive to the plight of Nigerians over hunger and economic cash crunch at the moment. The motion which was sponsored by Senator Aminu Iya Abba alongside 10 other lawmakers notified the upper legislative chamber of the planned electricity tariff hike and warned that “doing at this time would have backlash
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