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There are strong attempts by the federal government of Nigeria would increase the electricity tariff per unit of electricity consumed from N4 to N22 by end of this month.
This was disclosed by the General Secretary of the labor wing of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Alhaji Ibrahim Bawa.
Speaking at a meeting of staff of the PHCN, Bawa said when the PHCN is fully privatized; Nigerians would be made to pay N18 more than the current rate.
“All those who want to privatize the power sector are only trying to kill the sector as tariff will increase to N22 per unit of power consumed instead of the present N4 which will leave an average power consumer with the burden of paying N10,000 monthly,” he said.
He said instead of the Federal Government to explore ways of converting available water in the country into dams, it was planning to give the power sector to people he described as profiteers.
“In Zugeru, after a detailed feasibility study, we discovered that the place can be used for hydro power generation, but since that was discovered in 1983, the Federal Government has remained silent about it,” he said.
He faulted the government’s plan to sell off the existing assets of the power sector which he said had suffered several years of neglect. He maintained that the move would lead to the collapse of the sector.
“Since 1968, that the Kanji dam commenced full operations, no single unit in the station has been overhauled,” he added.
Also, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) President, Comrade Peter Esele said in a statement that the move “Is ill time, very illogical and difficult to comprehend.”
He questioned why, “Anybody would contemplate increasing the price of a product that is unavailable and which people are using their hard earned income to supplement.”
There are strong attempts by the federal government of Nigeria would increase the electricity tariff per unit of electricity consumed from N4 to N22 by end of this month.
This was disclosed by the General Secretary of the labor wing of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Alhaji Ibrahim Bawa.
Speaking at a meeting of staff of the PHCN, Bawa said when the PHCN is fully privatized; Nigerians would be made to pay N18 more than the current rate.
“All those who want to privatize the power sector are only trying to kill the sector as tariff will increase to N22 per unit of power consumed instead of the present N4 which will leave an average power consumer with the burden of paying N10,000 monthly,” he said.
He said instead of the Federal Government to explore ways of converting available water in the country into dams, it was planning to give the power sector to people he described as profiteers.
“In Zugeru, after a detailed feasibility study, we discovered that the place can be used for hydro power generation, but since that was discovered in 1983, the Federal Government has remained silent about it,” he said.
He faulted the government’s plan to sell off the existing assets of the power sector which he said had suffered several years of neglect. He maintained that the move would lead to the collapse of the sector.
“Since 1968, that the Kanji dam commenced full operations, no single unit in the station has been overhauled,” he added.
Also, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) President, Comrade Peter Esele said in a statement that the move “Is ill time, very illogical and difficult to comprehend.”
He questioned why, “Anybody would contemplate increasing the price of a product that is unavailable and which people are using their hard earned income to supplement.”
