The Senate has said it will meet with the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and other stakeholders over the recent hike in electricity tariff across the country on May 2, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

The invitation letters were prepared on Monday and would be dispatched to respective stakeholders for a meeting with the Red Chamber next Wednesday after resumption, a top source in the National Assembly disclosed to our correspondent.

Recall that the National Assembly had again postponed the resumption of plenary to April 30, to allow for the full renovation of both main chambers.

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, recently approved a 300 per cent tariff increment for Band A consumers, allowing power distribution companies to raise electricity prices for city dwellers from N68 to N225 per kilowatt-hour with effect from April 1, 2024.

According to the NERC’s Vice Chairman, Musliu Oseni, Band A customers will begin to pay N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66.

In response, the Senator, who pleaded anonymity in order not to kick against the standing rules of the Senate, told our correspondent that the meeting with the power stakeholders would likely be held next Wednesday.


“The Senate is looking into the matter. All these issues happened while the Senate was on recess. So, it’s inappropriate to comment without the Senate first discussing it.


“But we would meet with the Minister of Power and other stakeholders on the increase in electricity tariff after the Senate resumes from its recess.

“We need to hear from them. Their invitation letters were worked on and Monday and are currently in the process of being dispatched. We should meet with them next week most likely on Wednesday after we resume on Tuesday.

“Once we get comments from them, then we can know the next line of action to take.” The lawmaker explained.

In the wake of the tariff hike, the Senate through its spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, promised not to abandon Nigerians.

Adaramodu maintained that the Senate would not show indifference to any policy that would add to the economic burden of Nigerians.

Source: https://punchng.com/Power-tariff-Senate-plans-meeting-with-minister-others

Useless rubber-stamp senators that serve their pockets and not the interests of average Nigerians.

After the meeting, they would need to set up a committee to look into the issue deeply, at least by Dec this year, they should be able to come up with their findings and solutions.

Them want collect their own. Shikinah

The minister of power would bribe them and they would look the other way and the increased tariff would stand. No be nigeria again?

Another waste of time. Nothing would come out from this. All Importers have suspend new import due to the unstable exchange rate and uncertainties in the economy. The importation coming to the country now are old cargos. because it takes 2-3 months for larger container ship with goods to arrive not to talk of months it sometimes take to load them.

And the raason why things are still very expensive and the naira is appreciating. It would only get worst for the naira when they all resumes importation.

Will anything positive come out of the meeting?
Dollar don fall prices of everything in Nigeria is still high up, their excuses then was dollar and if you ask them now they’ll tell you they are still selling old stocks.

Nigerians are wicked

Ever since this band shit.
Discos don carry the small light wey everybody Dey share give only band A people.

It is well

It will eventually amounts to effort in futility.


Naija masses are always the pawns

what happened to other bands that doesn't get even a flash of electricity anymore..... the truth is, we operate a class system where the poor can "go and die" (in oshiomoles voice)

Since this recent hike, power supply has become worse

The salient question is, why increasing tariff for darkness?
On here, darkness is even costly! Weird!

helinues:
Toh

What is Toh..,this government is dealing with you,keep crying silently

Hehehe

Tinubu should just send that power minister back to his village.

He is the worst minister in Tinubu’s cabinet.

The satanic, insatiable government of self serving THIEVES is all shades of disasters!

Abeg which band is mercyland portharcourt currently using?
Cos we have not had electricity up to 3 hours a day since March.

All senators and ministers are supposed to be in Band A.

The end is near.

Don’t be deceived by the happenings in the Middle East.

These are carefully planned and orchestrated events that will lead to the rise of the false messiah

Israel was created in 1948 by the white devils

The Israel of the Bible are scattered all over the world.

Islam is the religion of the antichrist.

Power distribution companies will probably declear bankruptcy soon,no light anywhere since December and people are not paying either

The country needs help.

NWANICHODE:
Abeg which band is mercyland portharcourt currently using?
Cos we have not had electricity up to 3 hours a day since March.

Band Q

Trust our Senate.

Na only wetin affect dem directly dem
dey fight for..

All of them are in Band A zones and
run ACs 24/7 and no be government
dey pay their electricity bills❗️❗️❗️😁😁😁

Which is worse, electricity from 80 to
200 Naira, abi fuel from 200 to 700 Naira❓❓


Dem no complain for petrol because
Akpabio increased their Vehicle running
allowances by over 500%

Can anything good come out of Nazareth?

This band nonsense does not make sense at all, where in the world is this done. Prioritizing some class of citizens over others, we barely have 4 hours of light daily. We've never had it this bad. If a certain set of people can be provided 20hours of light, it means the rest of us can get lost for all they care..that minister of power needs to resign if he can't get it right

Very necessary oooo,we wey dey "Bandit Z" no get light since three days now..

Ok

It's now even about giving other bands power cos its like discos don't care about them again.

Their attention is on how to satisfy band A.

helinues:
After the meeting, they would need to set up a committee to look into the issue deeply, at least by Dec this year, they should be able to come up with their findings and solutions.