Electricity distribution companies have dragged the Federal Government to court to restrain it from further interfering in the corporate business activities of the power firms .

According to the firms , the government , through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and other agencies , had been interfering in the corporate activities of the Discos, a development , they claimed, had hampered their smooth operations .

Senior officials of some of the power firms told our correspondent in Abuja that the Discos resolved to take the matter to the court .

Nigeria ’ s power distribution firms include Abuja , Benin , Eko , Enugu , Ibadan , Ikeja , Jos, Kaduna , Kano and Port Harcourt Discos.

“ We cannot continue to fold our arms and watch how the government through its agencies sustain their undue interference in our corporate business activities, ” an impeccable source with one of the Discos stated .

The official added , “ The NERC , TCN ( Transmission Company of Nigeria ) and even NEC (National Economic Council ) are often interfering in Discos’ activities, and we need to ask the court to call them to order. ”

It was gathered that the Discos were asking the court to restrain the affected agencies from interfering in their businesses unless the boards of the power firms were duly consulted .

Officials of the Discos told our correspondent that the court order had been served on the affected agencies , adding that the power firms were also asking the court to NERC from sending forensic auditors to their firms .