Poll: NBC Warns Broadcast Stations, Threatens Sanctions

Poll NBC Warns Broadcast Stations, Threatens Sanctions

The National Broadcasting Commission has warned broadcasters covering the general elections to desist from using or allowing their platforms and facilities to be used for the broadcast of content that may lead to the breakdown of law and order in Nigeria.

 

The Director-General of NBC, Balarabe Ilelah, gave the warning in a statement titled, “Warning to broadcast stations”, obtained by journalists in Abuja on Monday night.

 

While reminding all broadcast stations that they have a duty to promote sustainable democracy in Nigeria, the commission also warned that appropriate sanctions would be meted out to any erring station that operates outside the confines of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.

 

The statement reads, “The National Broadcasting Commission reminds all broadcasters covering and reporting the 2023 general elections to endeavor to abide by the provisions of the Extant Electoral Law (s), the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, and other relevant regulations guiding the broadcast of elections in Nigeria.

 

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