Labour shuts DisCos in Jos, Ebonyi, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi over tariff hike

Labour shuts DisCos in Jos, Ebonyi, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi over tariff hike

Reacting to the hike in electricity tariff, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, shut down activities at the offices of electricity distribution companies, DisCos, in Plateau, Ebonyi, Kano and Kaduna states on Monday.

The offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, were also affected in some states.

The development followed non-compliance with letters written to electricity operators and regulators to reduce electricity costs.

In Bauchi …

In Bauchi State, the leadership and members of the two unions converged at the entrance of the main office of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JEDCo. They sealed the gate and prevented staff and visitors from entering the building.

The NLC and TUC enforcement moved to the NERC and TCN offices in different locations within Bauchi metropolis to ensure they were also closed.

During the peaceful protest, members of the two unions were seen displaying placards with various inscriptions, like “NLC/TUC Says No To Exploitation,”  “No Segregation in Power Supply,” and “No More Band A, B, or even Z.”

Addressing their members, Bauchi State NLC Chairperson, Comrade Dauda Shuaibu, said that the union’s SWC held a meeting in Abuja on April 30 and wrote to the discos to make an immediate reversal of the new tariff.