The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC has described the electricity tariff hike by the Nigerian government as a recipe for industrial unrest.
TUC president Festus Usifo said this at the National Executive Council meeting of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, in Abuja.
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Osifo who is also the president of PENGASSAN, says the cost of living in Nigeria is escalating, and further widening the divide between the rich and poor.
He also called for sincerity in palliatives distribution and a stop to further degrading ordinary Nigerians through inefficient distribution of palliatives which has resulted in the death of several persons.
On the clamour for state police by a section of the society, Osifo says the issue must be thoroughly examined to avoid abuse of state power.
Editor: Oloyede Oworu
