sector.
The House Ad-hoc committee investigating the activities of Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in Nigeria as it relates to infrastructure and billing, in a letter dated December 15 and addressed to NERC, reminded the commission of previous communications in which it was
agreed that further actions be suspended regarding review of electricity tariff in the country.
The committee, in the letter signed by its chairman, Honourable Babajimi Benson, referred NERC to all previous correspondence in respect of the above subject and in particular.
The letter read: "In paragraph 3 (three) of our letter dated 29th October, 2015 under the same subject heading, we requested you to suspend the implementation of any increase in electricity tariff until the committee concludes its
investigations.
"Further recall that at the joint investigative hearing with the committee on power, it was agreed that any tariff increase should be suspended until all stakeholders are carried
along.
"Our attention has been drawn to various news items published in many Newspapers of yesterday (Tuesday) 13 December, 2015 to the effect that your commission has concluded plans to announce the new electricity tariff to Nigerians this week.
"It is our opinion that any plan by your commission to announce new electricity tariff will run contrary to the spirit of the letter under reference and undermines the outcome of the investigative hearing by this committee as it relates to infrastructure and billing by electricity distribution companies.
"Consequently, we hereby once again, demand that you suspend the announcement and/or implementation of any increase in electricity tariff until above stated issues are concluded," the letter read.
nigerian tribune
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