ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE: CDHR FUMES AT FG, DEMANDS IMMEDIATE REVERSAL

 

ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE: CDHR FUMES AT FG, DEMANDS IMMEDIATE REVERSAL

 

Nigerians have expressed their concerns over the government’s approval conveyed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), of an increase in electricity rates for consumers falling under Band A, citizens have expressed their concerns regarding the announcement.

 

 

 

On early hours of Wednesday, Nigerian masses was thrown in to another economic moaning by the announcement of the Vice Chairman of NERC, Musliu Oseni, disclosing the tariff adjustment that raise the rate for customers to N225 per kilowatt hour, up from the existing N66.

Oseni also mentioned that, due to the failure to meet the required electricity supply hours, some customers in Band A have been reclassified to Band to C by the commission.

Since the clarification announcement, Nigerians have taken to social media platforms to express their reservations, stating that this hike may exacerbate the already elevated cost of living, poverty and hunger.

In its reaction, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, condemns the FG’s approval of new electricity tariff and fumes at such hike at the time Nigerian masses are struggling to move out of the boiling effects of fuel subsidy removal.

CDHR also maintains that there is no reason for class divisions, everyone deserves 24 hours of electricity supply, like what obtains in less endowed African countries. The organisation describes the tarrif hike as official extortion and more burdens on the citizens who are already groaning under the pressure of socioeconomic uncertainty and pervasive insecurity in the country. Although there’s no reason why the people should be pushed so hard by unilateral removal of subsidies on, and force to pay higher for macro economic products like food, energy, fuels and power; they are paying anyway because they think that the government means well and will not curt the people’s insurrection.

However, insurrection may become inevitable if the government becomes oppressively exploitative and gravitates toward tyranny.

The over 300% increasing electricity will finally electrocute human lives and businesses in the country, and CDHR however demand immediate reversal of this anti people’s policy or face mass action.

E-Signed:
Comrade Debo Adeniran,
National President CDHR Nigeria.

Comrade Idris Afees Olayinka,
National Publicity Secretary CDHR Nigeria.