The organized labor, Civil Society Organizations and electricity consumers across the country will hold a nationwide protest on Monday to show their displeasure with the recent forty-five per cent hike in electricity tariffs announced by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC.
According to the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr Ayuba Wabba, Nigerians have been mobilized to come out in their numbers on Monday to support the protest.
“ The Abuja rally will start at Labour House, Central Business District at 8.00 am before moving to the NERC head office at Adamawa Plaza, Plot 1099, First Avenue, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District. From the NERC office, the rally will roll to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company at Zone 4. The rally will mobilise from there to the National Assembly.
“This protest rally has become necessary after all effort to make NERC shelve the idea of increase failed. Indeed, rather than see reason with Nigerians, the minister for power, works and housing has been advancing spurious arguments in its justification,” he said.
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment