Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) headquarters in Plateau State has been shut down by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the electricity tariff hike.
The union blocked the main gate of the company, leaving the staff of the DisCo stranded outside the main building.
Security operatives including the police, Department of State Services (DSS), and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were seen around the entrance of the company.
READ: Labour Begins Protest Today Over Electricity Tariff Hike, Demands Reversal
It would be recalled that NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced that they would shut down offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Distribution Companies (DisCos) nationwide as a result of the failure to comply with their demand of total reversal of electricity tariff hike.
The commission had hiked the electricity tariff from N65/kwh to N225/Kwh for Band A users.
The Federal Government later approved a marginal slash, which labour rejected and demanded full reversal, giving an ultimatum of May 12.
The unions had also asked NERC to stop what it described as the “discriminatory practice” of segregating electricity consumers into “arbitrary” bands.
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