A Former Presidential aspirant at the just concluded 2019 general elections, Adamu Garba has said the suspension of AIT, Raypower by the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is in order.

The NBC on the 6th of June, suspend the licence of broadcasting stations under the control of DAAR Communications Plc, owned by Chief Raymond Dokpesi.

The offences listed by the NBC included the airing of a Presidential election documentary by the AIT, a matter pending before a tribunal, the inability of the company to pay its fees, the use of “divisive and inciting contents from the social media” among others.

Adamu said this in a series of tweets on his verified and official twitter account, stating that any media organisation that incite divisions, spread falsehood, encourages hatred and conduct hate speeches capable of instigating instability, disorder or violence should be sanctioned appropriately.

He said, There comes a time in a life of a nation when it has to choose between stability and justice. At the stage we are now in Nigeria. I think we need to focus on stability in the polity. In leu of that, I think the action taken on AIT & Ray Power by NBC is in order.Here’s why.”

“Free speech is an essential component of democracy but the speech have to be responsible and the media have a duty to ensure information flow is devoid of instigating instability amongst the citizens. Responsible journalisms should be the coverstone of Nigerian media.”

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