The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the New Year ‘gift’ of hike in electricity tariff as approved by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately rescind the increase.
The party in a statement, describes the 100 percent hike in electricity tariff from N2 to N4 per kWhr, as announced by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, as insensitive, anti-people, and will worsen the economic hardship being faced by Nigerians at this time.
The main opposition contends that the reasons adduced by NERC are not enough to warrant such an increase in electricity tariff, especially at the time Nigerians are looking up to the government for economic recovery programmes and packages.
The PDP urges the APC and its government to note that such an electricity tariff hike, at this critical time, will bear more pressure on homes and businesses, impact negatively on our national productivity and make life more unbearable, particularly at this period of economic recession.
It, therefore, asks President Buhari to immediately review the hike and make further consultations on more affordable ways to meet the power need of the nation instead of this resort to tariff hike.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
