PDP Berates Buhari Over Hike In Electricity Tariff

PDP has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over hike in electricity tariff.

News Rain Nigeria reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has on Tuesday rejected the hike in tariff of electricity as recently been approved by the President Muhammadu Buhari.

Peoples Democratic Party National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan described it as total rejection of the New Year gift by President Muhammadu Buhari.

PDP Berates Buhari Over Hike In Electricity Tariff

The Party however called for immediate reversal of the President actions over the matter, saying President Muhammadu Buhari must as a matter of urgency rescind the increase.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the New Year ‘gift’ of hike in electricity tariff as approved by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government and urge President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately rescind the increase.

The party described the 100 percent hike in electricity tariff from N2 to N4 per kWhr, as announced by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), as insensitive, anti-people and will worsen the economic hardship being faced by Nigerians at this time.

PDP, in a statement by its spokesman, Ologbondiyan, maintained that the reasons adduced by NERC is not enough to warrant such an increase in electricity tariff, especially at the time Nigerians are looking up to government for economic recovery programmes and packages.

Ologbondiyan said: “Our party therefore asks President Buhari to immediately review the hike and make further consultations on more affordable ways to meet the power need of the nation instead of this resort to tariff hike,” the party said.

PDP urged APC and its government to note that such electricity tariff hike, at this critical time, will bear more pressure on homes and businesses, impact negatively on the national productivity and make life more unbearable, particularly at this period of insufferable economic recession.

“What our nation needs at this point are positive policies that will encourage Nigerians in their productive endeavors and cushion the hardship they face on daily basis instead of wicked policies that will only worsen their situation.

“It is imperative for the federal government to note that Nigerians are already weighed down by high costs and weak purchasing powers and as such should not be further burdened with high electricity costs. Ologbondiyan said.