The Zamfara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Dr. Dauda Lawal, on Sunday, raised the alarm that press freedom is under assault in
“This is a draconian style applied to gag press freedom simply for covering opposition parties’ political activities in compliance with the NBC Act and Electoral act as amended 2022.
“We are delighted that in a statement issued today, The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has faulted the APC led government of Zamfara State for arbitrarily closing the media stations. “Zamfara State APC and Governor Matawalle should understand that broadcast stations are regulated by the National Broadcasting Commission while campaign and election activities are regulated by the Independent National Electoral Commission , which has given the approval on October 12th for governorship campaigns to commence.
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