The Association of Meter Manufacturers of Nigeria (AMMON) has withdrawn its suit against the Federal Government, ending a dispute that had stalled the procurement of 1.55 million smart meters and clearing the way for major government metering programmes to proceed at full pace.
According to a statement on Tuesday by the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, Adeola Adelabu, the withdrawal was filed as a Notice of Discontinuance at the Federal High Court in Kano, following the intervention of the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, and a high-level resolution meeting between AMMON and other government agencies.
This brings to an end a standoff that culminated in an injunction AMMON secured in April 2026, halting bidding on the various metering procurement programmes, including Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP), Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF 3) and the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI).
Working alongside agencies, including the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Tegbe helped broker a solution that addressed local manufacturers’ concerns within the limits of local and international competitive procurement rules. The engagement produced the commitment that persuaded AMMON to withdraw its suit, allowing the programme’s stalled procurement to resume.
By resolving the dispute through dialogue rather than confrontation, the Minister has kept faith with the ‘Nigeria First’ push for local industrial participation while safeguarding the financing Nigeria needs to close its electricity metering gap.
The outcome reflects the pragmatic, result-oriented style Tegbe has brought to the power sector, in line with the bold vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose Renewed Hope Agenda places industrial self-reliance and the rapid delivery of power sector reforms at the centre of its economic programme.
Officials say closing Nigeria’s metering gap remains central to improving revenue collection for the distribution companies and ending the estimated billing that has long frustrated electricity consumers, and that the resolution reflects the Ministry’s broader push for closer collaboration between government and stakeholders across the Nigerian power sector.
