The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies has asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the 245 per cent electricity hike by electricity distribution companies.
National Secretary of the Association, Nnamdi Ajibo, made this known while reacting to the tariff hike for Band A electricity consumers.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) approved a tariff increase on Tuesday last week for Band A customers.
Reacting to the hike, the SSAEAC said the government has not done anything in Nigeria’s power sector to warrant the astronomical increase in tariff.
The association described the increase as insensitive and unacceptable.
It stated that Tinubu’s administration cannot implement all of its renewed hope agendas in one year.
The workers added that the government should also reverse the failed privatization of the power sector.
“We demand an urgent reversal to the status quo and acknowledge that exchange rates have also gone so high, thereby impacting the purchasing power of the common man.
“This government cannot implement the renewed hope agenda in one year. Worldwide, no nation treats its citizens this way and expects them to remain silent.
“There is nothing wrong in subsidizing electricity and other essential aspects of the national lives of our citizens.
“The Federal government should, as a matter of urgency, reverse the entire privatization exercise and provide an enabling environment that will guarantee businesses to strive before searching for good managers to take over the management of the sector,” the statement read.