By Ayo Ariyo
(with Agency reports)
Situation reports this morning indicated that the Organised Labour Unions made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) picketed the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) offices in Lagos and Abuja over electricity tariff hike .
This is in line with the nationwide protests slated for today by the labour unions over the federal government’s refusal to reverse the electricity tariff hike.
Sources claimed that the protest aims to shut down government offices like the Abuja headquarters of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), some state offices belonging to power distribution firms, and the Ministry of Power.
Since the NERC announced a tariff hike from ₦68/kWh to ₦225/kWh, the Organised Labour took it upon themselves to right the wrongs and speak up for the people as the NERC raised the tariff over 240% its previous rate.