{"id":100405,"date":"2022-10-17T10:27:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100405"},"modified":"2022-10-17T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:27:29","slug":"nbc-condemns-illegal-shutdown-of-broadcast-stations-by-zamfara-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nbc-condemns-illegal-shutdown-of-broadcast-stations-by-zamfara-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Condemns Illegal Shutdown Of Broadcast Stations By Zamfara Govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Sunday condemned the Zamfara State Government for ordering the shutdown of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Gusau, and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)\u2019s Pride FM for allegedly violating government order and journalism practice.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Recall that in a statement issued by the Zamfara State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, in Gusau on Saturday, the government said other media organisations sanctioned were Gamji TV, Gamji FM and Al umma TV which are privately operated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The statement said the closure of the stations was approved by the State Security Council.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2019&#8217;The Commissioner of Police had been directed to arrest and prosecute personnel of the affected stations caught violating the order, \u2018\u2019the statement said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, in a reaction, the NBC in a statement issued and signed on Sunday by its Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, urged the security agencies to ignore the call to restrict staff of the affected stations from conducting their legitimate duties.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Recall that the statement was titled, \u2018Illegal closure of broadcast stations by the Zamfara state government with a reference , NBC\/DGABV\/PR\/10\/2022.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The statement reads, \u201cThe National Broadcasting Commission has noted with serious concern the illegal action of Zamfara State Government by directing the shutdown of operations of licensees of the Commission in the State, on Saturday October 15, 2022.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe NBC has clearly notified the State Government of the gravity of the illegality and requested it to expeditiously reverse the directive and apologize to the people of the State.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe also urge the Security Agencies to ignore the call to restrict Staff of the affected Stations from conducting their legitimate duties.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe Commission wishes to further emphasize that it will resist ANY attempt to cause a breach of law and order ANYWHERE through the misuse of the broadcast media in Nigeria, before, during and after the 2023 national elections.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We call on ALL industry stakeholders to resist ANY attempt to truncate the hard earned democratic gains in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cANY aggrieved Person or Institution with genuine complaint(s) arising from unprofessional conduct or action by ANY licensed broadcaster in Nigeria is hereby requested to follow the laid down processes enshrined in the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe Commission will not relent to discharge its mandate according to the NBC Act, CAP. NII, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. All broadcast license holders are urged to ensure strict compliance and avoid ANY action inimical to democratic governance and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cKindly extend the warmest high regards and assurances of the Director-General and the Board of management of the NBC, to ALL\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Sunday condemned the Zamfara State Government for ordering the shutdown of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Gusau, and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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