Telecommunications Tariffs hike: Your Government Is Anti-Nigerians, CUPP tells Tinubu

The recent approval of a 50 per cent increase in telecommunications tariffs by the Tinubu administration has been met with outrage and condemnation from the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). The coalition accuses the government of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu of implementing policies that are detrimental to the well-being of regular Nigerians. According to […]

The recent approval of a 50 per cent increase in telecommunications tariffs by the Tinubu administration has been met with outrage and condemnation from the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). The coalition accuses the government of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu of implementing policies that are detrimental to the well-being of regular Nigerians.

According to the CUPP, the administration’s decision to raise tariffs is a clear indication of its anti-people agenda, which aims to further impoverish Nigerians and exacerbate the already dire economic situation in the country. The coalition also criticizes the government for prioritizing the financial sustainability of the telecoms sector over the welfare of its citizens.

In a statement released by Comrade Mark Adebayo, the CUPP calls on the Nigeria Labour Congress and Civil Society Organizations to continue with their planned nationwide protests against the tariff increase.

The coalition believes that the 10-member committee set up by the government to address key concerns raised by Labour is a mere distraction and a ploy to delay the implementation of the tariff hikes.

The CUPP urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and patriotic in the face of these anti-people policies and to prepare to vote in a new president in the upcoming elections. The coalition vowed to continue its fight against the oppressive and harmful policies of the current administration.