The house of representatives has maintained that the poor Nigerian majority should not be denied free electricity during the lockdown...
The house of representatives has maintained that the poor Nigerian majority should not be denied free electricity during the lockdown period because of the profit that it might mean for the rich minority.
The House’s spokesman, Benjamin Kalu, in his statement, added that threatening poor Nigerians with disconnection at this time is definitely not the way to go.
“It is not in doubt that the economic conditions occasioned by the pandemic have made it harder for low-income customers and businesses to pay their electricity bills, threatening them with disconnection,” he said.
“The call by the House for free electricity for Nigerians is borne of a realization that similar measures have become necessary to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians as we try to battle and emerge from this pandemic.”
