Breach Of Broadcast Code: NBC Suspends DAAR Communications Licence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 7, 2019
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC hassuspended the licence of Daar Communications for failure to abide by NigerianBroadcasting Code.
The Director General of NBC, Is’haq Modibbo-Kawu whomade this known in Abuja, said over the last two years, NBC summoned themanagement of the company to address issues regarding the operations of AIT andRaypower, particularly Political Platform and Kakaaki.
He explained that in one of its meetings with thecompany held on June 2, 2017 the commission expressed its disappointment withthe way and manner hate speech, divisive and inciting comments are applied indiscussion of national issues in breach of the provisions of the NBC Act andBroadcast Code.
According to Kawu, Daar Communications has over theyears turned itself into a bad example of how a professional broadcast outfitshould not be run. He explained that on June 6 AIT and Raypower embarked on useof inflammatory, divisive, inciting broadcasts, and media propaganda againstthe government and the NBC for performing its statutory functions of regulatingthe broadcast industry in Nigeria.