Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court in Kano has restrained the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from implementing a hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers in the state.
The court also ordered the Kano Electricity Distribution Plc to halt the implementation of tariff increase from N76.54/Kwh to N225/Kwh.
Justice Liman gave the order on Friday, and further ordered the commission and KEDCO to stop taking any step, pending hearing and determination of a motion on notice filed by the applicants.
NERC and KADCO were also restrained from intimidating or threatening to disconnect the applicants from electricity supply for non-acceptance of the April 2024 supplementary order pending hearing in the substantive suit.
The court order was sequel to the an application by Abubakar Balarabe Mahmud and Yahaya Isa Abdulkareem, who moved the motion experte supported by an affidavit sworn to by one Engineer Aliyu Jibrin Abdullahi.
The applicants in the matter are Supper Sack Limited, BBY Sack Limited, Mama Sannu Industries Limited, Dala Food Nigeria Limited, Tofa Textile and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Co limited by guarantee.
The court ordered the publication of the interim injunction in national dailies and fixed May 16 for hearing on the motion on notice.
