By Busari Kabirat
The president of the Nigerian Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Olubiyo, has made it known that full and effective privatization of the power sector would have prevented the national grid shutdown by striking workers, he is blaming the rut in the power sector across the value chain for challenges in the industry.
He said: “Minimum pay for the workers, mainly the electorates, should not be less than N150,000.
Full privatization of the power sector will prevent national grid shutdown.
He urged the government to completely deregulate the power sector in Nigeria.
“If the power is fully privatized, NLC, and TUC won’t shut down the national grid.
“We are in an emergency. Utility services like water, and electricity ought to be exempted if the workers are well-paid and the sector is effectively privatized.
“If the power sector is fully privatized, the nation grid won’t be shut.
“We want the government and labour to come to a middle ground on the minimum wage.”
