Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- Former Vice President and opposition leader Atiku Abubakar on Thursday condemned the electricity tariff increase in Nigeria, saying such a decision is ill-advised and wrong-timed.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported how the management of electricity companies in the country on Wednesday began the implementation of the new 'service reflective' tariff as approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The former vice president, on his verified Twitter handle, said the increase should not have come at a time Nigerians are recuperating from economic hardship following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that ruined their businesses.

"I reject the increased electricity tariffs. Coming out of the lockdown, Ni...