The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, yarn say the electricity distribution companies never fit convince the public say estimated billing go stop if dey increase consumption tariff.
Gbajabiamila yarn say he go meet with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and stakeholders for the power sector onto the matta
The Minority Leader, Mr Ndudi Elumelu, on Thursday been don condemn the plans by Discos to increase electricity tariff, he yarn the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to stop all processes onto to the increment.
He say any increase for electricity tariff go worsen “the already excruciating financial burden on homes, personal businesses, companies and the overall productive sectors”.
The NERC been don approve the increment for dem December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the Year 2020.
The commission say the order na to reflect the impact of the changes for the minor review variables for the determination of cost-reflective tariff and relevant tariff and market shortfalls for 2019 and 2020.
Gbajabiamila on Friday tweet for him verified personal Twitter handle, @femigbaja say, “There is no guarantee that after any electricity tariff hike, the Discos will not continue with the nefarious practice of bill estimation or provide uninterrupted power supply.
“I believe @nassnigeria should ensure that any increase in electricity tariff, if at all, should be cost-reflective and not just a whimsical increase with no empirical basis.
“Also, any such increase should only be made after the proposed amendment to the law criminalising estimated billing is signed into law. I intend to meet and discuss this sequence and other conditions with the Attorney General of the Federation and other relevant authorities.”
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