MINISTER OF POWER, FASHOLA APPEALS TO NIGERIANS TO ACCEPT INCREASED ELECTRICITY TARIFF

Nigerian Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has appealed to Nigerians to accept the new increased electricity tariff, saying it is a bitter pill Nigerians have to swallow.
Fashola made the appeal during the monthly meeting held on Monday, 8th February in Lagos with stakeholders in the power sector.

Fashola said,

"Importanttly, I understand that people who have been disappointed over a long time will feel a sense of concern that again tariffs have gone up.
But the truth is that these tariffs ought to have been there from day one. I don't know why the government of yesterday was not courageous enough to tell us this was tthe price.
It is a painful pill that I must appeal that we swallow. It is like quinine and malaria. It's painful; it's not sweet, I know that, but I do it because we are not left with many choices.
This is the first major decision in power that this administration has taken. There are other problems. I can only appeal for some trust that we do this in the best interest of our country", Fashola said.