General overseer of the Omega Power Ministry (OPM) Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere on Friday said he would not be renewing his DStv subscription due to the price hike.
Multichoice Nigeria, parent company of DStv, in an email to customers on Wednesday announced an increase in the cost of subscriptions for its DStv and GOtv packages beginning from May 1.
According to the pay TV firm, customers on the DStv premium bouquet will pay N37,000 as against the current N29,500, and those on Compact+ would pay N25,000 from N19,800.
Customers of the Compact bouquet will pay N15,700, up from N12,500.
To subscribe to Confam, Yanga, and Padi packages, customers will pay N9,300, N5,100, and N3,600 from N7,400, N4,200, and N2,950 respectively.
Following the outrage that has greeted the announcement, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said the price hike would be reviewed by relevant stakeholders to ensure subscribers in Nigeria get value for their money.
Nigerians knock Multichoice over increase in prices of DStv, GOtv packages
Reacting to the development, Chinyere said in a post on Facebook that he would not renew his subscription until the price drops.
“Millions of Nigerians can no longer meet up with the current price of DStv/GOLD TV subscription because of the current economic reality in Nigeria,” the OPM founder wrote.
“So as my current subscription is expiring, I shall not be renewing my DSTV subscription until DSTV reduces the price.
“Starting from today I will be searching for alternatives that I will be watching because basically it is majorly news and OPM TV which is a 24-hour television station I watch when I am chanced.
“But DSTV, NO to the renewal of subscription until prices are reviewed downwards.”
