Hon. Ndudi Elumelu
ABUJA/Nigeria: Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has condemned moves to increase electricity tariff in the country and cautioned the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to end all contemplation in that direction.
The Minority Leader maintains that any increase in electricity tariff will further exacerbate the economic situation in the country, as it will worsen the already excruciating financial burden on homes, personal businesses, companies and the overall productive sectors.
Hon. Elumelu insists that Nigerians are currently passing through grave economic stress and anything that would aggravate the situation, such as an increase in electricity tariff, is completely unacceptable.
The Minority leader noted that electricity is pivotal to the economic and social lives of Nigerians and urges NERC to rather seek ways of making power affordable and available to Nigerians, in line with its establishment laws, instead of increase in tariff.
Hon. Elumelu assures that the minority caucus will continue to protect the interest of Nigerians in this regard by monitoring prevailing tariff on electricity as well as levies on other essential services in the country to ensure that Nigerians are not overburdened.
The Minority leader therefore directs all members of the minority caucus in relevant committees to intensify their oversight functions in this direction in the interest of Nigerians.
The Member representing Ndokwa West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Charles Chukuemeke Emetulu, has congratulated His Excellency, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa on the reaffirmation of his God-given electoral victory by the Justices of the Supreme Court.
While hailing the verdict, he described the victory of Governor Okowa in the last elections as God ordained, as evidenced by the landslide victory recorded by the PDP in the said elections. Honourable Emetulu congratulated Deltans on the victory and called on all Deltans to demonstrate massive support for the the Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa administration by joining in putting their hands to the plough in the onerous task of building a Stronger Delta of our dreams.
Honourable Emetulu, who described Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa as God’s-Elect, called on the Governor in his usual way to be magnanimous in victory and carry all Deltans along in the drive for a Stronger Delta.
