'At the end of the presidential elections held on the 23rd of February, 2019, the following stations were found culpable of infractions of the provisions of the Code and have been sanctioned, accordingly. They violated Sections 5.2.12, 7.6.6 and 7.6.7 of the Code.
"At the end of the presidential elections held on the 23rd of February, 2019, the following stations were found culpable of infractions of the provisions of the Code and have been sanctioned, accordingly. They violated Sections 5.2.12, 7.6.6 and 7.6.7 of the Code.The National Broadcasting Commission has sanctioned 45 broadcast stations for airing electioneering campaigns during which questionable language was used.
Speaking on Friday in Abuja while addressing journalists on the monitoring of the 2019 electioneering broadcasting and campaigns, he said: “A total of 45 broadcast stations across Nigeria that have been sanctioned and would pay the highest sum that the Nigeria Broadcasting Code allows, are advised to remit at the due date to avoid graduated sanctions provided for in Section 14.3.2.6 of the Code.
“National Broadcasting Commission, as part of its mandate, commenced monitoring of the 2019 electioneering broadcasts and campaign, to ensure professionalism, good taste and decency in the election process.”
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