 The Nigerian Senate has called on the federal government to halt the proposed increase in electricity to reef by the 11 distribution companies in the country. The upper legislative chamber also stressed the need to allow ordinary Nigerian's breath, insisting that anything that will bring on child hardship on citizens must be rejected. The Senate is further concerned that the proposed increase will significantly impact the affordability of electricity for the average Nigerians, further exacerbating the financial burden faced by our household and businesses. That, less than one week, time flowing window provided by National Electricity Regulatory Commission for comments from all relevant stakeholders is too small for any meaningful engagement. The Senate is further concerned that our electricity tariff will impede industrial growth, job creation and overall economic development. This will have adverse effects on the nation's drive towards sustainable development and poverty reduction. Thank you, Mr. President, once again. Distinguished colleagues, it is important to note that the removal of fuel subsidy has adversely affected the general prices of goods and services within the economy, with a very high rate of pastoral inflation. Electricity is one of the primary factors of production. An increase in electricity tariffs, as currently proposed, will increase the problem of the inflation and compound Nigerians' inflation crisis. While the pros and cons of subsidizing consumption can be debated every day, the benefit of subsidizing production is inherent, vast multiplier effects in the local economy. I would like to back the motion which was co-sponsored by myself and aptly read by Senator Yunus akin to today by calling on the federal government to intervene as a matter of urgency to halt this proposed increase in tariffs. After the widely debated motion, the Senate followed a call on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to explore alternative measures to address the financial challenges faced by this goes instead of allowing them to increase their tariff. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.