Tariff hike: Labour protests, disconnects NERC, TCN, DisCos’ offices
By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West,Victor AhiumaYoung, Demola Akinyemi, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Peter Duru, Bashir Bello, Obas Esiedesa, Marie-Therese Nanlong, James Ogunnaike, Shina Abubakar, Ibrahim Hassan, Charly Agwam & Laolu Elijah
ABUJA — Organized Labour yesterday shut down the headquarters of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, headquarters over the recent hike in electricity tariff.
Under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Organised Labour which demanded a reversal of the hike, also shut down state offices of electricity distribution companies, DisCos, across the country.
