The United Labour Congress (ULC), said the power sector has become an embarrassment to Nigerians four years after delivering interrupted electricity supply to the nation upon the transfer of the successor companies of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to private sector.
President of the union, Comrade Joe Ajearo, who disclosed this in his May Day speech in Lagos, also wondered why Nigerians were still celebrating 4,000MW and forced to pay estimated electricity bills against the promise of the new owners of the companies.
He reiterated the need for the Federal Government to invest in solar power energy and to also revisit the privatization of the power sector with a view to ensuring that it added value to the lives of Nigerians.
He said,