Tinubu govt planning to gag media ahead of release of FBI files – Atiku’s aide alleges

Tinubu govt planning to gag media ahead of release of FBI files – Atiku’s aide alleges

 Former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has
alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu-led administration has
perfected a sinister plot to gag the media ahead of the release of the records
containing his investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

 

He said the threat by the
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction Arise Television News was
only the tip of the iceberg.

 

Shaibu said in a statement on
Sunday that the NBC had been watching as media platforms like Television
Continental (TVC) had been constantly attacking Atiku and had refused to even
air opposition views.

 

He said that Tinubu’s
administration had become frustrated with the Chicago State University scandal
and was planning a massive offensive in the coming days.

 

Shaibu added, “Back in February,
the NBC tried to show a bit of fairness and fined TVC for unprofessional
broadcasts, including the airing of the Joint Media Directorate of the APC
Presidential Campaign Council press briefing, where Festus Keyamo said Obasanjo
and Atiku ran a criminal enterprise and an empire of fraud in Abuja.

 

“However, since Tinubu became
president on May 29, the NBC has become more partisan than ever. The NBC boss,
Balarabe Ilelah, is obviously seeking to retain his appointment and is now
dancing to the tune of the APC and their master at the Presidential Villa.

 

“The NBC has now been co-opted
into a grand plot to gag the media over Tinubu’s certificate scandal. Having
lost the battle in the court of public opinion, they are now trying to use the
powers of the state to browbeat the media into silence. This is indeed shameful
for a man who claimed to be a hero of the June 12 struggle.”

 

Shaibu noted that this is not the
time for the Nigerian media to show any weakness.

 

He stressed that the trove of
documents that the FBI was set to release this month would expose details of
the investigation on Tinubu.

 

Atiku’s aide added that the
dissemination of this information must not be left to social media alone. The
media must rise up to its role as the watchdog of society as enshrined in
Section 22 of the 1999 constitution.

Source: Tinubu govt planning to gag media ahead of release of FBI files – Atiku’s aide alleges

 - NigerianEye
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