Beware of the press being gagged; the AUN experience!

The management of American University of Nigeria (AUN) owned by Atiku Abubakar contacted Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).

The management of the school wanted  NTA to broadcast 13th anniversary of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola live to its audience so they asked for NTA's rate which was provided.

The money  which was 7 million naira was paid into NTA account and the station acknowledged payment, also NTA  confirmed  the live broadcast of the programme between 4pm to 6pm on Saturday.

On Saturday, NTA sent its Outside Broadcast (OB) deployed from Jos and they were on ground before the programme started, thinking they were about to go live.

And then, an order came from Abuja that stopped NTA's staff in Yola  from going ahead to transmit the event.

If not for the last minute decision to accommodate Sliverbird Television as the second network for live coverage by the organizers, folks that watched  the live program would not have been able to watch it.

Executive Director of News, Mr. Muhammad Labbo denied political sabotage, though claimed that NTA could not broadcast the confirmed that the Atiku media paid for live broadcast the programme live due to what he ascribed to technical hitches.

Labbo explained the technical problem that prevented NTA from broadcasting the programme live, which according to him, had to do with the international satellite transmission.

He said, “When they called me and drew my attention to it, I made contact with the operational head, he told me that they were having serious technical challenge in Yola. They gave me the technical explanation, it has to do with our international satellite transmission.

“When I got the information, I called Paul Ibe back because he was the one that called me and made that complaint. I explained to him that they were recording it. Then they will be able to make it after they finish recording or at any time when they resolve the technical issue.

“The programme was transmitted, although not live. But it was transmitted in full when our technical people resolved the matter"

It is funny sha but this is how our public institutions who are meant to be non partisan have been destroyed,  dragged  into politics and compelled  to support Muhammed Buhari's re election bid. .

From Custom to EFCC, NTA to our serving  security chiefs, none is spared.

And Buhari is promising you a free and fair elections next year???

Believe him to your own detriment!

The last dance of a drowning man. We shall overcome Buhari and his desperate cohorts.

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