Politics
Nigerians React As Buhari Govt Suspends AIT, Ray Power
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Thursday suspended the broadcast license of Daar Communications Limited.
Naija News reports that Daar Communications which the parent company of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power, is run by Raymond Dopkesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The suspension of the media organisation has drawn mixed reactions from Nigerians on Twitter.
See reactions below:
The suppression of FreePress remains a chronic element in the seriatim of aberrations under this administration. The demonstration of impunity by the unconscionable partisan hireling at NBC is a condemnable tell-tale of deeper woes to come. #AITunderSiege #NextLevelWoes
— SEGA L'éveilleur® (@segalink) June 7, 2019
Modibbo Kawu is merely the errand boy of Buhari, who has a dislike for the free press. The closure of #AIT is the foreword to Buhari's tyranny that's already here. Resist tyranny. Resist the tyrant. Resist his minion #KakaakiSocial #AITUnderSiege #ModibboKawuStepDown
— Dr Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) June 7, 2019
@MBuhari you are free to start wearing your military uniform. You can no longer deceive Nigerians by claiming to be repented dictator. But be aware that Nigerians fought Abacha and he gave way, we shall fight you to a standstill. We die here#PressFreedom #AITUnderSiege pic.twitter.com/SeMQQfFQwt
— FREE DATA FOR OBIDIENTS (@Ike_Grandeur) June 7, 2019
Anyone thinking it's only #AITUnderSiege is hallucinating.
The entire freedom of press is under siege
Freedom of speech is under siege..
Very soon, social media will come under siege.
Lastly, u and I will come under siege.
That's what Dictators do.
Oppression runs in their blood pic.twitter.com/z0x6fqtRnP— Comradeˢᵀ – #HardTruth (@iAGB4REAL) June 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/osee80/status/1136894202028220416
https://twitter.com/SmithVinci/status/1136911143363129344
So it was @akaebube tweet that caused Volcanic eruption for DAAR communications
😂 so they have finally accepted the title “LifelessFC” #PressFreedom #AITUnderSiege
#AITUnderSiege pic.twitter.com/XDjlfIHDZX
— PatientZero😷 (@seanwilsin) June 7, 2019
I stand for #PressFreedom. If the press isn’t free, it means Government therefore possesses more power over her citizens than it needs to have. #AITUnderSiege
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) June 6, 2019
If we go by abuse of free speech, Buhari would have been languishing in jail by now. Unfortunately when we advised Jonathan to prosecute the lunatic and jail him, he refused opting to be a gentleman!#AITUnderSiege #FreeSpeech
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) June 6, 2019
Founder of DAAR Communications PLC @RaymondADokpesi says the DG of Nigeria's Media Watchdog @nbcgovng is a member of the ruling APC. He contested an election under APC, lost and returned to his seat as NBC boss. @CPJAfrica @pressfreedom #IStandWithKakaakiSocial #AITUnderSiege pic.twitter.com/wkakx3MUIM
— Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) June 6, 2019
Other media houses keeping mum have only shown their complicit in suppressing the voice of the people. It remains the benchmark of humanity for the press to be free & the people heard. The signs are ominous, Revolution is nearer than ever. #IStandWithKakaakiSocial
— SEGA L'éveilleur® (@segalink) June 7, 2019
See everybody is playing safe.. Just look at this program I tot I enjoy every morning… Nahh
No more media houses in Nigeria
.. #AITUnderSiege #KakaakiSocial #IStandWithKakaakiSocial pic.twitter.com/WGXfecMSHt
— Daddy Roman (@captaintsu) June 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/ChineduMemeh/status/1136918443939237889
The first bill Lawal would pass is the bill to regulate / modulate / check internet and social media. That guy is going to pass some ear ticking bills that would shake this country.#AITUnderSiege #IStandWithKakaakiSocial #Buhari #Kano #Emir #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/RYCESA6UnT
— Ayemojubar (@ayemojubar) June 6, 2019
