Electricity Tariff Increase: FG Moves To Stop Monday’s Protest Rally By Organised Labour

The Federal Government has moved swiftly to stop the planned protest rally and the picketing of Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) as well as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) by the organised labour on Monday, over the recent electricity tariff increase.

A statement signed by the Deputy Director (Press), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Prince Samuel Olowookere, said the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has summoned emergency conciliatory meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Electricity Distribution Companies, as well the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, to “nip in the bud, threat of industrial action by the organised labour.”

According to Olowookere, the Minister of Labour and Employment has scheduled a conciliatory meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress and Electricity Distribution Companies next week to resolve the matter.

But the President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba and TUC.

President, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, while at a meeting on Friday reiterated that the protest rally would hold as planned despite the minister’s late intervention.(Tribune)