The recently reviewed NBC code threatens to sanction any broadcast that denigrates, disrespects, insults, and abuses president, governors, lawmakers, and other elders and leaders in authority.
SERAP also asked President Buhari to instruct the Minister and the NBC to immediately rescind the fine of five million naira imposed on Nigeria Info radio station, following reported comments by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Obadiah Malafia, during an interview with the station.
In a letter signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization said rather than pushing to enforce a culture to respect president, governors, lawmakers, elders, and other leaders, Muhammed and the NBC should use their entrusted public office and mandates to promote a culture of public debate, access to information, transparency and accountability in government.
It said nothing can be more destructive to people’s exercise of basic human rights, and to democratic politics than the suppression of the media, and media freedom.
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