By Seyi Babalola
The Nigeria Labour Congress has termed the Nigerian Government’s silence on the April 3 electricity pricing increase disappointing.
The NLC announced this in a statement issued Tuesday following its National Executive Council meeting, during which it postponed its indefinite strike for one week.
The move comes after the federal government promised to pay a higher minimum wage of N60,000 during a meeting with organized labour on Monday.
However, the government has yet to say anything about the second part of labour’s demand: electricity tariff reversal.
NLC expressed disappointment over the government’s silence and lack of concrete action regarding the reversal of the electricity tariff hike and the abolition of the apartheid classification of electricity consumers into Bands.
“The NEC reaffirms that these issues are critical to alleviating the financial burden on Nigerian workers and the general populace. The electricity tariff hike and discriminatory Band classification remain unacceptable and must be addressed alongside the wage increase,” it stated.
