The Federal Government has faulted the organised labour’s opposition to the electricity tariff hike and the removal of the subsidy in the sector.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Power, FLORENCE EKE, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the Minister of Power, ADEBAYO ADELABU’s justification of the electricity tariff hike at the Senate public hearing last week was still valid.

According to her, the burden of the electricity subsidy was too much for the government to bear and it was not sustainable.

EKE stated that the government was not toeing the path of trade unions on the issue of electricity tariff.