The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), civil society allies and electricity consumers across the country have concluded plans to hold a nationwide protest on Monday to oppose the 45 per cent increase in electricity tariff as announced by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC).

The NLC in a statement, by its president, Ayuba Wabba said its members have been sufficiently mobilized to encourage Nigerians to come out in their numbers to support the protest.

He siad: “ The Abuja rally will start at Labour House, Central Business District at 8.00am before moving to the NERC head office at Adamawa Plaza, Plot 1099, First Avenue, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District. From the NERC office, the rally will roll to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company at Zone 4. The rally will mobilise from there to the National Assembly.

“This protest rally has become necessary after all effort to make NERC shelve the idea of increase failed.  Indeed, rather than see reason with Nigerians, the minister for power, works and housing has been advancing spurious argument in justification.”

Source : http://leadership.ng/news/498320/electricity-tariff-labour-embark-nationwide-protest-monday

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At times, this government forgets that minimum wage is 18,000 naira.

Flexherbal:
At times, this government forgets that minimum wage is 18,000 naira.

No they don't forget, they are just plain wicked and inhuman. All these policies are targeted at d poor masses.. only God will save us from d elites.

Same NLC
At my age, I can't be fooled...
all na arrangement
Once the executives get their brown envelopes, they soon tell you they've been properly lectured by NERC and the increment is the best thing to happen to Nigerians

I'm tired of all parasites Politicians in Nigeria.
We would contribute to buy and install Transformer .Pay for electricity not used.
Pay multiple tax.

Welcome to CHNGE!
Nigerians were ignorantly deceived and they voted deceitful Govt into power.
Time to face the music!

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Ooops!!!

This is a government that has not invested a dime in the power sector
This is a government that does not have a clear economic direction nor a power sector roadmap of its own
But their first instinct is to inflict more hardship of the masses by increasing tariff on a sector they have done nothing on

What happens to first strengthening the regulatory agencies towards overseeing the DISCOs?
What happens to ensuring that every home has prepaid meters first?
What happens to increasing the power supply first to justify the need for tariff increase?
Why cant the govt subsidize the power sector instead of petroleum products?
The criminal and fraudulent excesses in the 2016 budget (website update, double dip zungeru projects, Presidential feeding and BMW car fleets and many other unnecessary luxuries) running into hundreds of billions will go along way in subsidizing the power sector for the next four years.

Buhari's govt is fraud and must be resisted as much as possible

One chance govt with one chance tariff