Two Lagos-based legal practitioners, Oluyinka Oyeniji and Osasuyi
Adebayo, have commenced contempt proceedings against the Managing
Director of Multichoice Nigeria Limited, Mr. John Ugbe, for allegedly
violating an order of court.
Ugbe, alongside the Public Relations Manager of the comapny, Caroline Oghuma, is liable to being jailed if found guilty of the allegation.
The lawyers had, on April 2, 2015, secured a court order of interim injuction restraining Multichoice from giving effect to its proposed 20 per cent increment on subscription fee on the Digital Satellite Television being operated by it.
Justice C.J. Aneke, who made the interim order, had held that the order would subsist till the determination of a lawsuit contesting the legality of Multichoice’s newly introduced subscription rates on DStv.
However, at the resumed hearing on Thursday, one of the plaintiffs, Oyeniyi, informed the court that inspite of the order of court, Multichoice had not rescinded on its new rates, which had commenced from April 1.
Ugbe, alongside the Public Relations Manager of the comapny, Caroline Oghuma, is liable to being jailed if found guilty of the allegation.
The lawyers had, on April 2, 2015, secured a court order of interim injuction restraining Multichoice from giving effect to its proposed 20 per cent increment on subscription fee on the Digital Satellite Television being operated by it.
Justice C.J. Aneke, who made the interim order, had held that the order would subsist till the determination of a lawsuit contesting the legality of Multichoice’s newly introduced subscription rates on DStv.
However, at the resumed hearing on Thursday, one of the plaintiffs, Oyeniyi, informed the court that inspite of the order of court, Multichoice had not rescinded on its new rates, which had commenced from April 1.
I pray dey do so oooo..
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ReplyDeleteDis-obeying a court order is a very serious offence.
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