{"id":104000,"date":"2023-04-01T13:19:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T12:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104000"},"modified":"2023-04-01T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T12:19:56","slug":"nbc-fines-channels-tv-n5-million-over-dr-datti-ahmeds-outburst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/nbc-fines-channels-tv-n5-million-over-dr-datti-ahmeds-outburst\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Fines Channels TV N5 Million Over Dr. Datti Ahmed\u2019s Outburst"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Channels Television N5 million for breaking the broadcasting law in a programme with Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party (LP) Vice Presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the television station and dated March 27. The letter, with the title: \u201cBroadcast of an Inciting Interview, A Sanction\u201d, was signed by Balarabe Ilelah, the commission\u2019s Director-General.<\/p>\n<p>It read in part:\u201d The NBC monitored the broadcast of a live interview of the running mate of the Labour Party Vice presidential candidate, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, by the anchor of Politics Today, Seun Okibaloye, on Wednesday, March 22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr Baba-Ahmed said it will be unconstitutional to swear in an elected president on May 29, 2023, because of election irregularities,\u201d Ilelah said in the letter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that the broadcast was volatile and capable of inciting public disorder and therefore violated some sections of the broadcasting code.This, according to him, includes the section that said no broadcast shall encourage, or incite, be repugnant to public feelings or contain offensive reference to any person or organisation, alive or dead or generally be disrespectful to human dignity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ilelah added that according to the broadcasting code, broadcasters shall ensure that no programme contained anything which amounted to subversion of constituted authority.He recalled that the NBC had engaged Channels Television severally to consider public interest before any programme is broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>This, he said, was to ensure that the country was not plunged into anarchy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, on the following infractions, Channels Television is hereby sanctioned and shall pay a penalty of N5,000,000 (five million naira) only in the first instance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that any further infraction by the television station would attract higher sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are advised to pay within two weeks from the day of receipt of this letter or the penalty will be graduated,\u201d the NBC Director-General said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/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) has fined Channels Television N5 million for breaking the broadcasting law in a programme with Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party (LP) Vice Presidential candidate. 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