Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has slammed the government of President Bola Tinubu over plan to increase electricity tariff.
He said such an attempt is unconscionable.
The statement comes after the telecoms regulator last week approved the increase in mobile tariffs.
The federal government also recently said that plans were ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months.”
However, Sani, who said the government’s plan is unreasonable, insisted that it should be halted.
The ex-lawmaker also expressed his support for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the scheduled protest against the government’s proposal, calling it a welcome development.
“The planned increase in electricity tariffs in the midst of poor power supply and the proposal to increase telecom tariffs is unconscionable and should be halted. The scheduled labour union protest is a welcome development,” he posted on X.
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, told Bloomberg that Nigeria’s power prices need to rise by about two-thirds for many customers to reflect the cost of supplying it.
