Stay Away From My Activities, Buhari Tells AIT

President-elect ýMuhammadu Buhari has barred the African Independent
Television (AIT) from covering his activities, citing issues of “ethics
and standard” that need to be sorted out with the broadcast medium.

Acting on orders on Monday, security operatives at the Defence House,
where Buhari is currently resident, would not let the AITý crew into the
building.

Buhari received the Cuban and Switzerland ambassadors as well as other
guests, but AIT was denied coverage.

Speaking on the issue Garba Shehu, spokesman of the Buhari Campaign
Organisation, said: “AIT has been asked to step aside based on security
and family concerns.

“In addition, Buhari has decided that they will have to resolve some
issues relating to issues of standard and ethics.

“We will be talking with them to try and resolve the matter, but for now
the station has been asked to stay aside because, like I said, there are
some family and security concerns. They have been asked to step down their
coverage until we resolve the matter with them on ethics and standardsý.

“You can quote me that I said that we have asked them to step aside and
that we are resolving the the issues of ethics and standards with them.”

ýPrior to the March 28 presidential election, AIT aired a series of
documentaries considered to have disparaged Buhari, his late wife and late
daughter, as well as other prominent faces in the All Progressives
Congress (APC).