Babatinde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and the Acting Chairman, CEO of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Anthony Akah have told the Senate yesterday that there was no going back on the implementation of the 45 per cent increase in electricity tariff already in progress.According to NERC, the decision to increase the tariffs is to ensure that the power sector become revived, and that removing tariff will worsen the power problem in the country.
This was disclosed yesterday when they appeared before the Joint Senate Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity as well as Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy.
While addressing the lawmakers, Fashola noted that only the NERC had the powers to fix tariffs in line with the law passed by the National Assembly. He said as a minister, he didn’t do it and asked Nigerians to put behind them the past and move the country forward by keying into the agenda of the federal government. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Sai Baba! Sai Fash! What about tool gates? Because all una sabi na to add to the pain and sufferings of ordinary poor Nigerians. APC change! Our change don turn to shame pain and Chan's. Sai Baba.
ReplyDeleteu are an idiot, give us prepaid, where is the light you are increasing the tariff, the light situation is getting worse,you are still embarking on increment. CAPITAL SHAME TO U. Ve u ever imagine how people you are governing are felling? During campaign, you and that VP that look so malnurished were entering BRT, meeting women selling by the roadside,that you want to know how they feeling. Since u ppl worn the, hw many times ve you gone to say hello to them? IIIDDDIIIOOOTTT. Go ahead and increase it. After all, you are in government house.
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ReplyDeleteI no blame una. U don't pay 4 fuel or anytin, u earn a whole community's annual income as one monthly salary as a minister, so how would u understand the implications of ur decisions? But mind u businesses borrow from banks to establish their businesses but u want to force the capital out of the poor masses.you can't go and question those who embezzled all the allocations made for the power sector. What a way to promote tyranny.
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