” instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission to withdraw the “illegal” Broadcasting Code and Memo.
SERAP also asked President Buhari to “instruct Mr Mohammed and the NBC to immediately rescind the fine of N5m imposed on Nigeria Info 99.3 FM radio station, following reported comments by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Obadiah Malafia, during an interview with the station.” In the letter dated 15 August 2020 and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation added, “Rather than pushing to enforce a culture to respect president, governors, lawmakers, elders, and other leaders, Mr Muhammed and the NBC should use their entrusted public office and mandates to promote a culture of public debate, access to information, transparency and accountability in government.
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