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2023 election: Nigerian govt sends warning to broadcast organizations, threatens sanctions

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The federal government has vowed to go hard on broadcast organizations involved in what it termed inciting reports as the 2023 national elections draw close.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this at the inauguration ceremony of the Governing Board of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in Abuja on Thursday.

According to Mr Mohammed, the government will mount more pressure on NBC to clampdown on broadcast stations found to be involved in inciting, incendiary and
unprofessional broadcasts.

The Minister warned NBC that its licensees must be made to adhere strictly to the tenets of the broadcasting code.

He said, “Also, please note that as we move closer to the 2023 general elections, the NBC will come under increasing pressure to step up its regulatory role to prevent a repeat of what transpired before, during and after the 2019 general elections, when some broadcast stations
threw caution to the wind and engaged in inciting, incendiary and unprofessional broadcasts. It is important for the Commission to ensure that its licensees adhere strictly to the tenets of the Broadcasting Code,’’ he said.

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