Media aide to the president-elect,
Mallam Garba Shehu has affirmed that the ban on the activities of retired
General Mohammadu Buhari by the Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Monday
was based on ethical issues, reports ITRealms.
According to the Vanguard, the notice of the ban was communicated to AIT correspondent Tinabeso
Bebei, who had gone to the Defence House to cover the visit of Cuban ambassador
to the president-elect.
Mallam Shehu was also quoted as
declaring, “AIT has been asked to stay aside based on security and family
concerns. In addition, Buhari has decided that they will have to resolve some
issues relating to issues of standard and ethics.
“We will be talking with them to try
and resolve the matter, but for now the station has been asked to stay aside,
because like I said there are some family and security concerns. They have been
asked to step down their coverage until we resolve the matter with them on
ethics and standards.”
He also said that the
government-owned Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) was not involved in the
ban, saying the crew was at liberty to attend any official engagements of the
President-elect.
It is largely believed that Buhari’s
ban on AIT is based on sponsored hate documentaries and campaign messages
played on the station prior to the March 28 presidential election in which he
defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
Buhari, who won the election on the
ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has a record of cracking down on
the media, even jailing journalists during his days as military Head of State
from 1984 to 1985.
+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms)
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