The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has faulted the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, over proposed electricity migration plans.
Adelabu, during a budget defence session at the National Assembly on Tuesday, claimed that 90 percent of electricity users in Band A have confirmed that they are getting the benefit of being in Band A.
He also said that more customers would be migrated to Band A to enjoy electricity for longer hours.
Reacting to the development, Ajaero, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, condemned the idea of migrating customers from one band to another, saying that the practice is discriminatory.
The NLC president slammed the service-based tariff which put electricity users in different bands, according to service delivered by distribution companies, calling it the highest form of ‘419’.
He said, “Now the ministry is talking about migrating from Band B to Band A. That is the highest level of 419 one can think of.
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“Who is in Band A, and who is in Band B? Is it based on the geographical area that you have Band A or Band B, or is it based on the dictates of the provider?
“In countries of the world that are targeting 24-hour power supply, why would somebody be talking about Band A or Band B? How would it happen? So, that idea is concocted to make money unnecessarily and say people are migrated.
“What are the conditions to be on Band A? What are the conditions to be on Band Be? Why would you discriminate? Why would you give me Band B and give somebody Band A? So, these are the issues.”
Band A customers enjoy an electricity supply for 20 hours per day, Band B customers enjoy a minimum of 16 hours, and Band C customers enjoy a minimum of 12-hour power supply.
Band D customers enjoy a minimum of eight hours, and Band E customers enjoy a minimum of four hours
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