Mon-Charles Egbo writes about the bills and appointments undergoing consideration by the Red Chamber of the National Assembly under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio.
In its sustained display of empathy with the Nigerian masses over the prevailing economic hardship, the senate passed yet another resolution against the planned withdrawal of electricity subsidy and subsequent increase in electricity tariffs. Also unwilling to see a repeat of the petroleum subsidy unpleasant experience as well as in furtherance of its multi-faceted interventions in the power sector, the senate is investigating the claim of the minister of power that the government owed the generating companies (GenCos) and the gas companies N1.3trillion and $1.3 billion respectively as part of the justification for the intended action.
Yet the electricity tariffs have since been increased amid public outcry which again underscores the executive’s domination of the legislature…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
