Daily Post Nigeria
An energy advocate in Nigeria has criticized the government's plan to remove electricity subsidies, arguing it will further impoverish citizens without improving power quality. The government maintains that the tariff hike is a necessary policy shift for the power sector.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between economic reform policies and the cost-of-living crisis affecting Nigerian consumers.
An energy expert and Executive Director of the Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy Centre, Pricewill Okorie, has alleged that the Federal Government and electricity distribution companies, DisCos want to increase electricity tariffs again so they can "share the proceeds among themselves." He disclosed this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Saturday while reacting to the planned removal of electricity subsidies across all customer bands. Recall that the Special Adviser to the President on Power Infrastructure, Sadiq Wanka, said electricity tariffs for all electricity bands in Nigeria would soon be implemented because it is now the Federal Government's policy. The remarks mean that electricity bills will increase for customers on Bands B, C, D and E — that is, electricity consumers who receive 16 hours of power supply or less. Reacting, Okorie questioned whether the removal of electricity subsidies would address the country's power sector challenges.
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