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March 8, 2019
The NationalBroadcasting Commission, NBC has warned broadcasters against announcingelection results not declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC.
The Assistant Directorof Public Affairs of the commission Antia Ekanem issued the warning in astatement today in Abuja.
He said thatbroadcasters should abide by the provisions of the Broadcast Code and theElectoral Act regarding announcement of election results.
According to Ekanem,the sections stipulate that a broadcaster shall broadcast election results ordeclaration of the winner only as announced by the authorised electoral officerfor the election.
He stated that thecommission is therefore constrained to caution all broadcasters to adhere tothe provisions in order to avoid stiff penalty as stipulated by the NationalBroadcasting code.