- Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie Kalu announced that the House of Representatives will debate the recent electricity tariff increase
- The 300 percent rise in electricity tariffs, particularly for Band A customers, has sparked nationwide concerns and calls for intervention
Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has stated that the House of Representatives will debate the propriety of the recent increase in electricity tariffs when plenary resumes later this month.
It was reported that the recent 300 percent increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers has raised concerns across the country.
Speaking virtually on the special edition of “Ben Kalu’s Mandate,” a call-in radio programme on FLO FM in Umuahia, Abia State, on Monday, Kalu said the parliament, in response to Nigerians’ calls for its intervention in the matter, would take a win-win approach to resolving the issue.
In a statement, his spokesman, Livinus Nwabughiogu, disclosed that Kalu’s reaction followed an inquiry from a call-in listener, Okafor Chinedum, from Umuahia, who sought to know the position of the parliament on the matter.
The statement quoted Kalu as saying: “It’s a general problem. While I was on my holidays, one of the things I was bothered with was a letter sent to me by the majority leader of the house on the need for us to intervene in a matter involving the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital (UITH) power supply. They were disconnected because of this hike and didn’t have the money to pay. We said it’s an essential service. Something should be done about it while we look at other details.”