The National Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has cautioned the Federal Government on the increase in electricity tariff.
The National Vice President of NACCIMA, Prince Billy Gillis-Harry, who gave the warning in Abuja said that there was need to involve the stakeholders in the deciding what the consumer will pay.
He said it was not proper for the government or its agency to just wake up and say, “this is what the consumer would pay on electricity without involving them. The decision should come from pool of opinions and every stakeholder should be part of it because the negative impact would be on all, looking at economy, that is.”
He said that before the proposal for the increase in tariff, consumers have been paying more than what they consume because of the compromise in the system.
“Actually, we do not need to muzzle Nigerians because for any policy or projection. Ordinarily, a minister should not be the one canvassing for that, there should be processes by which those costs should be evaluated.
“Whether we like it or not we are paying more be- cause if your bill is N2000 you will discover that your consumption is not up to N1000. There is a compromise in the system so when they gave that bulk of responsibility back to the ordinary Nigerian, you are just trying to kill the zeal of that Nigerian to become somebody.”
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Something has to be done to get us light ooooo
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