The governor accused President Buhari of planning to 'fulanise' Nigeria.
“Go back to 2015, what did he say, human rights issues, he talked about press freedom, about the economy, corruption, security. Tell me one that Mr President has achieved.
“He has achieved some level of development in other sectors but these prominent things that are concerns to Nigerians and we are all worried about, tell me when Mr President has come out to address them. Is it corruption, we are worse in the history of this country.” In a notice signed by its director general, Balarabe Ilelah, the NBC accused Channels TV of not “thoroughly interrogating” the comments made by Governor Ortom.
“Consequently, Channels Television is required to explain why appropriate sanctions should not be applied for these infractions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. Your response should reach the Commission within 24 hours of the receipt of this letter,” the notice read. The NBC under Mr Buhari has become have extremely intolerant of views critical of the president and the government.
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