Kotun Babbar Daukaka ta Tarayya a Legas ta kori korafin da Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) ta kawo kan tarifa na karatu da Abuja Electricity Distribution Company da wasu kamfanonin watsa wutar lantarki 11 suka gabatar.
Wannan hukunci ya biyo bayan MAN ta kawo korafin kan tarifa na karatu ga wadanda ake kira Band A, wadanda ke samun wutar lantarki akalla awanni 20 a rana ba tare da tallafin gwamnati ba.
MAN ta ce an keta hanyoyin da doka ta bayar don sake duba tarifa kafin AEDC da sauran kamfanonin suka nemi NERC a ranar 31 ga Yuli, 2023. Ta kuma ce an keta bukatun kula da tarifa kafin NERC ta fitar da Umurnin Madadin a ranar 3 ga Afirilu, 2024, da tarifa mai sake duba a ranar 6 ga Mayu, 2024.
Kotun ta yanke hukunci bayan ta yi la’akari da hujjoji daga bangarorin biyu, ta ce korafin MAN ya kasance keta hanyar kotu, haka kuma an gabatar da shi maras dabara ba tare da la’akari da sashi na 51 na Dokar Karatu na 2023 ba.
Kotun ta kuma ce korafin MAN bai nuna dalilin da ya kamata ba, saboda ba ta amfani da hanyar sulhu da rikici ba. Daga bisani, ta ce korafin ba a gabatar da shi ba ne ta hanyar doka, kuma ta kori korafin.
MAN ta ce tarifa ta karatu ta yi tasiri mai tsanani kan farashi na samarwa, inda tarifa ta kai dalar Naira 209.50 kwa kilowatt-hour, wanda ya karu daidai da uku.
