NYCN fumes over removal of electricity subsidy

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna.

Following the removal of the electricity subsidy, the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN,) has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC,) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC,) to take actions that stabilise the price of goods and services in the Country.
This was contained in a statement signed by the National President of the Council, Isah Abubakar and made available to the media in Kaduna, yesterday.
Expressing the Group’s concerns over the constant inflation in the price of goods and services, he stated that “it is very unfortunate that the president has not been on the page of the reality of things.”
According to him, the outrageous increment in electricity tariff can only happen under a president who is divorced from the suffering of citizens.
He stressed that, with the recent policy of increasing electricity tariffs, no doubt, the cost of production, particularly that of Small Scalgoll will go high, and result in a negative impact on the Country.
While calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to strengthen his administration by enforcing plans that will develop the country, they also tasked NLC and TUC, to see to the policies effected in the economic sector.
He also tasked them to help in the regulationpricesrofe in goods and services.
“It is on record that even before president was heidentwashe is discomforted with the masses. His bills since 1999 have always been taken care of by the taxes of poor Lagosians. A lot of us are not surprised with his attitude towards the masses.”
“The president needs to understand the purpose of governance is to bring ease and succour to the people, not hardship. It will not be to say the president is more interested in seeing the masses suffer and have been suffocated.”
“We call on the President to have a rethink on the policy that will drag people into more suffering than they are already in now. The removal of fuel subsidies has caused more havoc than we all can imagine.”
“Making things worse is the recent removal of electricity subsidy, which shouldn’t be the way to go at this critical time of his government.”
“With the recent policy of increasing electricity tariffs, no doubt, the cost of production, particularly that of Small Scale, will skyrocket, which hurts the impact on the life of citizens.”