Minister of Power, Works and
Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has advised Nigerians to accept the reality of
increased electricity tariff.
He said the increment was effected
so that Nigerians can enjoy reliable power supply.
The minister urged Nigerians to ask
that meters be supplied instead of getting court injunctions against tariff
review.
Fashola said the federal government
had chosen to settle out of court for a contract, awarded in 2003, for the
supply and installation of three million prepaid meters.
The contract, which is worth N37
billion, was awarded during the era of the National Electric Power Authority,
NEPA, and was not executed before the power sector privatisation was concluded
in 2013.
He also said the contract had been
reviewed for immediate implementation.
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