The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday voted against the plans by the Ministry of Power to increase electricity tariff.
The Senate also rejected plans to remove subsidy from electricity given the present hardship in the country.
This follows a resolution of the Senate’s consideration and approval of a motion moved by Senator Aminu Abbas (PDP, Adamawa Central) during plenary on the need to retain subsidy on electricity in the country for the foreseeable future.
You recall that the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had in press conference disclosed that Nigeria was not likely to sustain the current electricity subsidy due to level of indebtedness of the county’s power sector.
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