Felicia Asuquo,Abuja
A tribunal, Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal(CCPT) sitting in Abuja,on Friday, June 7, in a unanimous decision by its three-member panel led By Thomas Okusu has ordered MultiChoice Nigeria Limited to provide Nigerians with a one-month free subscription on its DSTV and GOTV services for disrespecting its jurisdiction by flouting its order.
It will be recalled that Barrister Festus Onifade had sued DSTV, accusing the Pay-TV of unjustly increasing subscription fees without one month’s notice to customers and leveraging on it to seek interim orders, and the tribunal had previously blocked Multichoice from raising subscription fees without proper notice, based on a lawsuit by Barrister Festus Onifade who claimed the eight-day notice given for the price increase was inadequate.
The tribunal also awarded a fine of N150 million against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited for disrespecting its orders as they have subsequently fixed July 3 to hear the substantive action that was instituted against the company.
