Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has faulted the increase in electricity tariffs in Nigeria.
He said the development was ill-timed because coming out of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, that what Nigerians needed was a stimulus.
Nigerians have been kicking against the increment in electricity tariffs, which commenced this month and the hike in the pump price of fuel by the Buhari government.
The Senate had earlier asked the Nigerian Electricity distribution companies to shelve its tariff of 2021 due to the current economic challenges the country is facing since the pandemic.
However, a NERC document showed that electricity customers, except those receiving less than 12 hours of supply, would have to pay more for electricity starting from today, September 1, 2020.
Reacting In a tweet on Thursday in his verified Twitter handle, @atiku, the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election wrote:
“I reject the increased electricity tariffs. Coming out of the lockdown, Nigerians need a stimulus, not an impetuous disregard for the challenges they face.
“Many Nigerians have not earned an income for months, due to no fault of theirs. This increase is ill-timed and ill-advised.”
I reject the increased electricity tariffs. Coming out of the lockdown, Nigerians need a stimulus, not an impetuous disregard for the challenges they face. Many Nigerians have not earned an income for months, due to no fault of theirs. This increase is ill-timed and ill-advised.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) September 3, 2020
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