An Abia State electricity distribution company, Aba Power, has denied the report that a High Court in the state voided the new electricity tariff approved by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission for its customers.
NERC had ordered a new tariff for Aba Power effective January 1, 2025, on December 30, 2024 nine months after it had approved a new tariff for other DisCos.
In a statement shared, the Communication and Brand Manager of Aba Power, Edise Ekong, said no court directed the company to stop the implementation of the new tariff.
An amorphous group called the Aba Electricity Consumers Forum went to the Abia State High Court in protest against the new NERC order, but the judge ruled that the group is unregistered and, therefore, unknown to the law and has no legal standing.
“Rather than tell the public the court’s decision, the group went into a propaganda overdrive to mislead electricity consumers so that they will not pay the new tariff,” he said.
Ekong urged customers to continue to pay the new rate in the Aba Ring-fenced Area, covering nine of the 17 local government areas in the state.
