Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki has revealed that the senate has
directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend
increase of electricity tariff.
Saraki in a post on social media said the move became necessary because an
increase in cost without improvement in service delivered is unacceptable.
“Today, the 8th Senate directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory
Commission (NERC) to immediately suspend the February 1st, 2016 tariff
hikes, which are estimated to be upwards of 40 per cent,” Saraki said.
“This move is necessary because any increase in cost, without the
necessary improvement in service delivery by the power companies is
unacceptable.”
“Furthermore, the power distribution companies must work to ensure that
every establishment in Nigeria is provided with capabilities for metered
billing.
“Doing this would end the sharp practice of arbitrary billing, which
estimates the power consumption of Nigerians in the generation of their
monthly bills.”