President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the National Electricity Commission (NEC) to review electricity tariff downwards with immediately effect following complaint by Nigerians over the astronomical increase in the tariff.
This was disclosed, Tuesday, by the Minister of power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, while fielding questions on CNBC cable network on the programme, Power Lunch West Africa.
According to Nebo, Jonathan expressed discomfort on hearing the news about the suffering Nigerians are passing through with the new electricity tariff and directed NEC to ensure that it reduces service charges without delay, irrespective of the reasons for the increase.
“The President was not comfortable with the astronomical increase in electricity tariff and advised NEC to reduce that with immediate effect and that is being done,” Nebo was quoted by Vanguard to have said.
We don’t want you to reduce the tarif,because you will triple it nex wek and that is how you did with the petrol…thank you Mr president plzzzz we like the tarif as it is now!!!abeg
We don’t want you to reduce the tarif,because you will triple it nex wek and that is how you did with the petrol…thank you Mr president plzzzz we like the tarif as it is now!!!abeg.
Nice one mr. president, and they should start it immediately.
Seriously they should reduce it.
Nigerian really need this reduction.
Una don hear am, confirm tins, if them continue e go bizzle oh.
A good move, although it should’ve been done before now, but none the less good move still.
i so much love this.thank you sir
Ewwo! At last..
This will alleviate the burden from the common man
Omo dis na d kin news i dey wan hear.
Give me reasons why we shouldn’t re-elect Jonathan?.
Yes oh, We having been waiting for this.
Thank God for a man like this.
Power supply just got better.
This is pure electioneering campaign gimmick. Is he just realizing that the people are crying out on the outrageously high electricity tariffs?.