The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly criticized the Federal Government over the total collapse of the national electricity grid on Tuesday.
The congress accused authorities of deliberately engineering the power sector to fail while Nigerians continue to pay exorbitant tariffs for darkness.
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In a statement signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero, the congress condemned the recurring failures, highlighting systemic mismanagement and political interference.
“This latest collapse is a stark indictment of this administration and the entire neoliberal, pro-market charade that has defined the power sector since its so-called privatization,” Ajaero said.
He added, “The government, hiding behind compromised agencies, has once again demonstrated that it has neither the political will nor the ideological clarity to deliver stable electricity to the masses.”
The NLC further criticized the proposed N4 trillion bailout for distribution and generation companies, calling it an act of economic betrayal.
“This colossal sum is not meant to ‘fix’ anything; it is a grand scheme to indemnify failure,” the statement read.
“Ajaero insisted that government funds should instead be used to build new generation capacity and revitalize transmission infrastructure.
Highlighting leadership failures, he stated, “The sector is crippled because it is run by a cabal of the wrong individuals unqualified political cronies and economic buccaneers.
“They see our national infrastructure not as a tool for development, but as a trough from which to siphon public wealth.”
“The working class and the suffering masses of Nigeria will no longer tolerate this darkness. We will no longer accept excuses for a crisis that is manifestly man-made,” Ajaero emphasized.
He concluded, “This is not a plea; it is a declaration of intent. The light must come on, by any means necessary.”
