Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has
called on the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), to immediately obey the
court order granted by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which called for the
maintenance of status quo as of May 31, 2019, pending the determination of a
motion filed by DAAR Communications PLC, owners of Raypower Radio and African
Independent Television (AIT).
Saraki, in a statement signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu,
his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, stated that all such actions that
could cast aspersions on Nigeria’s commitment to the freedom of the press must
be avoided.
“Yesterday, the management and the workers of AIT
and DAAR Communications came to the National Assembly to air out their concerns
over the purported moves to clamp down on their stations.
“As yesterday was the Valedictory session of the
8th Senate, we could not take action on the matter immediately and to our
surprise, the premises of the broadcast station were immediately closed by the
NBC.
“Regulators though necessary, must know that all
such actions that give the impression of the endangering of the freedom of the
press or freedom of speech cast our nation in a bad light. Such issues need to
be handled in a better manner.
“Moving forward, the NBC needs to comply with the
Court Order. Additionally, we must understand that this is not only about AIT,
this is about Nigeria and one of its stations that is not only viewed within
the country, but outside the country as well. The NBC should look at a better
way to resolve the issue, even after adhering to the ruling of the court
“We must be seen to be a nation that adheres
strictly to the rule of law,” Saraki stated.
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