Labour Unions and Civil Society groups in Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, have protested against the recent increment in the electricity tariff announced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The picketing, which took place on Monday across major cities in the country, paralysed activities at the offices of the Electricity distribution Companies.
One of the affected states is the Adamawa, where the State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress picketed Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) as part of protest against hike in electricity tariff.
The State chairman of NLC, Comrade Dauda Maina, who led the picketing exercise said the measure was in compliance with the directive of the national body of NLC over the latest increase in electricity tariff.
He explained that NLC will not fold its arms and allow the masses to continue to suffer exploitation.
Speaking on the development, the senior Corporate Communication Officer of YEDC, Mr Kingsley Nkemneme,who was among the stranded staff said the increase in tariff was not the decision by the distribution companies but the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) who fixed the new tariff.
He urged Nigerians to accept the increase in good faith as it would further stabilize power supply in the country.
Staff of Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) responsibly for power supply to Adamawa, Taraba, Borno and Yobe states were on Monday stranded following the picketing of their offices by officials of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
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