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Organised Labour on Friday cautioned the federal
government against implementing the new
electricity tariff, to avoid industrial crisis in the
country.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union
Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Electricity
Consumer Protection Forum gave the warning at a
stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos.

Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said that labour
would mobilse workers and civil society groups to
protest and picket all the electricity distribution
companies should the federal government
implement the tariff as scheduled on February 1.

Wabba described the 40 to 45 per cent increase as
exploitative and illegal, and urged Nigerians to
reject it.

“We reject the tariff increase, based on the fact that
due process was not followed according to the
law. Organised labour and civil society groups
were not consulted,” he said.

“There has also not been a significant
improvement in the power supply situation since it
was privatized.”

He also said DISCOs had promised to provide pre-
paid meters for its consumers within 18 months,
but had not met the expectations of the people.

“The DISCOs promised to give Nigerians meters in
18 months, but they failed. This is corruption and
it is ripping Nigerians off their money,” he said.

Wabba said the increase in electricity tariff was not
right because there was already a court injunction
before Muhammed Idris, a justice of the federal
high court, Lagos.

According to him, the case is between Toluwani
Yemi-Adebiyi, a lawyer, versus the Nigeria
Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and
others, that there will be no increment until the
determination of the substantive suit.

“The increment negates the present biting and
prevailing economic situation and will further
impoverish the people,” Wabba said.

He urged the government to halt the
implementation of the new tariff, as well as audit
the DISCOs since they have fully paid the
privatisation money.

Also speaking, Bobboi Kaigama, TUC President,
urged NERC not to implement the new tariff until
there was a substantive improvement in the
electricity supply situation.

“If by February 1, the federal government
implements the policy, we will shut down all
DISCOs.

There should be an increase indicated in service
delivery, before the proposed new tariff,” he said.
In his remarks, Adeola Samuel-Ilori, the
coordinator, Consumer Protection Forum, said the
organisation had engaged distribution companies
several times on the issue of estimated billing
without result.

Samuel-Ilori said it was regrettable that estimated
billing was passed by the national assembly and it
had become statutory.

He, however, said that if the DISCOs were able to
meter all Nigerians within the 18 months gestation
period, the problem of estimated billing would have
been solved.

Yemi-Adebiyi, who represented consumers at the
meeting, said unless Nigerians were provided with
meters within the 18 months’ time frame, any
increase would be illegal.

He said anybody that circumvents the court order
would be jailed.

dailypost.ng/2016/01/29/new-electricity-tariff-buhari-may-face-first-labour-showdown-as-nlc-tuc-spit-fire/

Let them park well joor. Where were they when this government removed fuel and kerosene subsidies?

Am confused because could disrupt fashola vow that he could make electricity stable in 6 months.

But increasing that estimated bill should be put on hold now till we see improvement in power.

Story for the gods

welcome to the zoo

NLC n TUC r 2daf 4 my liking.

40 to 45% increase? Isn't that too much

Justiyke4u:
40 to 45% increase? Isn't that too much

imagine if this were to happen in the last administration

Prices are just going up like no man's business.

An Increased in Tariff = An increase in minimum wage in order To make it a balanced equation

OKDnigeria:
imagine if this were to happen in the last administration

there Is an adage in My place that says '' don't laugh at someone that has punctured his or her eyes in the farm when you are still in the same farm with the person because you don't know what await you before leaving the farm, you might loose both eyes or fall inside a pit

Let the NLC and the TUC get a comfortable chair to sit. they are failures to the ordinary man course. All they do is to shout, start the whole show and then go into the inner room to collect bribe. Nlc as failed Nigerians oooo. they are bunch of corrupt people.

My DISCO has already started new charges.

I had 150units as per last week Wednesday today I have just 29units left.

Fashola one scammer

lalastica... FP please...

OKDnigeria:
Organised Labour on Friday cautioned the federal
government against implementing the new
electricity tariff, to avoid industrial crisis in the
country.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union
Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Electricity
Consumer Protection Forum gave the warning at a
stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos.

Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said that labour
would mobilse workers and civil society groups to
protest and picket all the electricity distribution
companies should the federal government
implement the tariff as scheduled on February 1.

Wabba described the 40 to 45 per cent increase as
exploitative and illegal, and urged Nigerians to
reject it.

“We reject the tariff increase, based on the fact that
due process was not followed according to the
law. Organised labour and civil society groups
were not consulted,” he said.

“There has also not been a significant
improvement in the power supply situation since it
was privatized.”

He also said DISCOs had promised to provide pre-
paid meters for its consumers within 18 months,
but had not met the expectations of the people.

“The DISCOs promised to give Nigerians meters in
18 months, but they failed. This is corruption and
it is ripping Nigerians off their money,” he said.

Wabba said the increase in electricity tariff was not
right because there was already a court injunction
before Muhammed Idris, a justice of the federal
high court, Lagos.

According to him, the case is between Toluwani
Yemi-Adebiyi, a lawyer, versus the Nigeria
Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and
others, that there will be no increment until the
determination of the substantive suit.

“The increment negates the present biting and
prevailing economic situation and will further
impoverish the people,” Wabba said.

He urged the government to halt the
implementation of the new tariff, as well as audit
the DISCOs since they have fully paid the
privatisation money.

Also speaking, Bobboi Kaigama, TUC President,
urged NERC not to implement the new tariff until
there was a substantive improvement in the
electricity supply situation.

“If by February 1, the federal government
implements the policy, we will shut down all
DISCOs.

There should be an increase indicated in service
delivery, before the proposed new tariff,” he said.
In his remarks, Adeola Samuel-Ilori, the
coordinator, Consumer Protection Forum, said the
organisation had engaged distribution companies
several times on the issue of estimated billing
without result.

Samuel-Ilori said it was regrettable that estimated
billing was passed by the national assembly and it
had become statutory.

He, however, said that if the DISCOs were able to
meter all Nigerians within the 18 months gestation
period, the problem of estimated billing would have
been solved.

Yemi-Adebiyi, who represented consumers at the
meeting, said unless Nigerians were provided with
meters within the 18 months’ time frame, any
increase would be illegal.

He said anybody that circumvents the court order
would be jailed.

dailypost.ng/2016/01/29/new-electricity-tariff-buhari-may-face-first-labour-showdown-as-nlc-tuc-spit-fire/

Its been long overdue, if govt can't fight for the course we shall on our own

story

i think we lump things together too much in this country and end up muddling up everything with little results to show for our efforts. our demand should be very clear, which are

1. supply prepaid meters so that consumers pay for what they consume

2. agitate for a reduction or resist an increment in tariff IF/WHEN there are no justification for the present price of a unit of energy or a proposed increment

3. Agitate for improved power supply both in QUANTITY and QUALITY

my point is these three items are actually independent of each other.

a. when someones says they should not increase tariff if prepaid meters are not supplied, then i will quickly ask, so they can increase tariff arbitrarily just because you have a meter? of course not! you might end up not being able to pay for the energy you need.

b. some other person says tariff should not be increased after all power supply is still poor. same question in item (a) applies as well.

my take on this issue is that the FG should compel the DISCOs to give EVERY consumer a prepaid meter. increase the tariff such that the discos can make profit and then subsidize the tariff for consumers to a value an average Nigerian can pay. power consumption is something that can easily be monitored hence corruption in the energy consumption subsidy can be managed to the barest minimum.

Fashola legacy in d power sector?

MagicBishop:
My DISCO has already started new charges.

I had 150units as per last week Wednesday today I have just 29units left.

Fashola one scammer

Lol, I don't think they can manipulate it that way even though I am wondering how I used up 68units from 10th January till today. Where it will be reflected is at the point of purchase. So, when you buy for say N2k and you expect 20units, you will get 13units instead

NLC has once again express their confused state. They should shot down National assembly for all their excesses. Misplaced priority. Even though nigerians will always kick against any increase, but can this be used as hook for better services.