The Nigeria Labour Congress has described the federal government’s silence on the April 3 electricity tariff hike as disappointing.
NLC disclosed this in its communique on Tuesday after its National Executive Council meeting where it suspended its indefinite strike for one week.
It expressed disappointment over the government’s silence and lack of concrete action regarding the reversal of the electricity tariff hike and the abolition of the apartheid classification of electricity consumers into Bands.
The NEC reaffirmed that the issues are critical to alleviating the financial burden on Nigerian workers and the general populace saying the electricity tariff hike and discriminatory band classification remain unacceptable and must be addressed alongside the wage increase.
The National Electricity Regulatory Commission had on April 3 approved tariff increment of over N200 per kilowatt per hour for customers getting 20-24 hours power supply which generated reactions from many Nigerians.
The NLC and Trade Union Congress and other organizations had called for the complete reversal of the new tariff hike.