The judge also observed that the claimant wrote letters to the FCCPC before filing his case. "I have come to the conclusion that this tribunal has the jurisdiction to preside over consumer rights as in the instant case and I resolve this issue against Multichoice," the judge said. Besides, the tribunal held that the claimant's instant suit is not questioning Multichoice price hike as claimed by Onibanjo but the illegality of his client's8-days notice to the customers. The Tribunal noted that Multichoice has already disobeyed its interim orders, adding that its action of hiking DSTV and GOTV prices is condemnable and must not be condoned by the Tribunal. The tribunal dismissed Multichoice's preliminary objection for disobeying its interim orders. Subsequently, the Tribunal imposed an administrative penalty on Multichoice for failing to comply with an order of the tribunal "The first defendant is hereby mandated to pay N150 million penalty.