The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has appealed to consumers to “swallow” the the “painful pill” of increased electricity tariffs, Daily Independent reports.
Fashola stated this on the sidelines of the second monthly sectoral meeting with stakeholders in the power sector in Lagos, where he also inspected some projects at the Alagbon Transmission and Distribution Complex on Monday. Fashola’s comments comes amid the ongoing nationwide protest by workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, which has grounded commercial activities in several cities in the country.
The minister, who faulted the way the privatisation of the power sector was carried out, said the sector was being plagued by several problems including gas supply shortfall and transmission issue, but noted that if given the tools required, his Ministry could solve these problems adequately.