PHOTOS: NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS STAGES PROTEST OVER INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF

The members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress and other Civil Society groups staged a protest in Abuja today, Monday, 8th February over  45% increase in electricity tariffs in the country.
The President of NLC, Aliyu Wabba said the increase  was outrageous and unacceptable,

"From 14 Naira per unit to 28 or 26 Naira. This increase is outrageous.
When it subsists this time around, be sure that it will continue and the exploiters will continue to exploit us. This is message that we are taking to all these agencies.
We are also going to the National Assembly because they are the true representatives of the people. They feel our pulse and they represent our various constituencies and therefore they must stop all these by making laws that will actually protect the people and not encourage exploitation.
The increase is going to affect manufacturers, medium and small scale enterprises and even consumers.
Every consumer must be provided with a meter because people should be able to pay for what they consume and not to pay for darkness", Alliyu Wabba said.

It is a very sad situation. Most Nigerians use generators minimum of twelve hours a day, so what exactly is the increase in electricity tariff for?, the citizens are asking!!!