John Ugbe, the CEO of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, and other company executives will be charged by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) with obstructing its investigation and disregarding a valid summons.
The FCCPC legal team, headed by Barrister Nsitem Chizenum, filed a charge sheet with the designation FHC/ABJ/CR/197/2025. This comes after the Abuja Federal High Court dismissed MultiChoice Nigeria Limited’s lawsuit to maintain its DStv and GOtv price increases in Nigeria on May 8, 2025.
Barr. Chizenum, the FCCPC’s attorney, submitted the application because the defendants were not present in court, and Justice James Omotosho set the date for yesterday.
BrandSpur Nigeria news desk reports that six senior officials from the pay-TV company, including Fhulufhelo Badugela, CEO of MultiChoice Africa Holdings; Retiel Tromp, Chief Financial Officer, Africa; and Keabetswe Modimoeng, Group Executive for Corporate Affairs, will also be arraigned alongside the two. Adebusola Bello, a Director; Fuad Ogunsanya; Gozie Onumonu, the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations; and the business are included.
Due to improper service of court documents, including the hearing notice, none of the defendants were in court when the matter was called on Tuesday. The attorney for the prosecuting agency then requested an adjournment so that they could take the necessary action, and the judge granted it, allowing the defendants to enter their pleas on October 7.
