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FG Directs NBC To Sanction Stations That Broadcast Hate Speech
The federal government on Thursday directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, issued the directive in Abuja at the annual lecture series of the NBC and the 25th anniversary of the commission.
The minister said the directive was part of efforts to stem the growing tide of hate speech in the country.
“As a matter of fact, the challenges facing the NBC have never become more daunting, considering the increasing propensity of some radio and television stations across the country to turn over their platforms to the purveyors of hate speech,” he said.
“It is the responsibility of the NBC to put these broadcast stations in check before they set the country on fire.
“As the NBC celebrates what is a milestone – a quarter of a century – in its existence, I urge the Commission to redouble its efforts in discharging its mandate.
“The NBC must ensure a strict adherence to the Broadcasting Code, and errant stations must be sanctioned accordingly to serve as a deterrent.
“The nation looks up to the NBC to restore sanity to the broadcast industry. The Commission cannot afford to do any less at this critical time. It cannot afford to fail the nation.”
The minister cited the ignominious role played by a radio station in fuelling the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 which led to the loss of over 800,000 lives in 100 days.
He, therefore, charged the NBC not to allow the purveyors of hate speech to lead Nigeria to the path of destruction.
“If you tune into many radio stations, for example, you will be shocked by the things being said, the careless incitement to violence and the level of insensitivity to the multi-religious, multi-ethnic nature of our country,” he said.
“Unfortunately, even some of the hosts of such radio programmes do little or nothing to stop such incitements.
“Oftentimes, they are willing collaborators of hate speech campaigners. This must not be allowed to continue because it is detrimental to the unity and well-being of our country.”
Speaking earlier, Ishaq Modibbo-Kawu, the director-general, NBC, said the commission was committed to carrying out its statutory mandate of regulating the broadcast industry.
Anthony Ikechukwu Enyi
August 25, 2017 at 4:49 pm
And protect Fulani herdsmen!
Obinna Chukwu
August 25, 2017 at 3:15 pm
Yeye talk
Musa ODii ODii
August 25, 2017 at 3:03 pm
Evwepkaromare Ovwememerere
August 25, 2017 at 2:29 pm
Smelling mouth.
Joel Odilichukwu
August 25, 2017 at 11:02 am
The chief apostle of the then hate speech and propagandist now clamping down on the people’s freedom
John Paul Chidi
August 25, 2017 at 10:51 am
Fight looters like you, and leave less important issues to rest
Emmanuel Okoro Kalu
August 25, 2017 at 10:29 am
Look at you clown ass information minister the chief of all liars
Ofozor J. P Ikeme
August 25, 2017 at 9:11 am
Martinx Osilama
August 25, 2017 at 6:19 am
Lai Mohammed is the father of lies. He should be arrested for terrorism
Jontor Way
August 25, 2017 at 6:06 am
Nigeria is a joke
Ikechukwu Mba
August 25, 2017 at 5:09 am
Buhari was born and endowed with the spirit of hate,hunger,backwardness, disunity, violent and all gift from the underworld
Onuorah Jude
August 25, 2017 at 4:33 am
lai mohamed with jug mouth can any good comes out of your mouth
Sunny Achike
August 25, 2017 at 2:46 am
So freedom of speech is over under APC Islamic party. Heeeeyi.
Dan D. Mandik
August 25, 2017 at 2:23 am
That’s not a good decision taken, only good governance will kill hate speech.
Alabueze Uzubuaku
August 25, 2017 at 12:38 am
Old fool go and get sense, the world is busy working hard develop their technology and you senseless APC recycle old fools are there hunting those you see as your enemies
Adumekwe Junior Chika
August 24, 2017 at 10:48 pm
Shame on Nigeria…. Shame on zoo republic…. Shame on Pmb administration Are we in military regime or we are on Democracy? In democratic system of Govt, the people have “Freedom Of Speech” oh you want to silent our mouths? Hahahahaha that won’t happen,divide country no,restructure no because you are greedy! Nigeria Navy’s… Nigeria Army’s… Nigeria Air force and that Nigeria Police are bundles of disgrace,way back they called Nigerian’s the Lion of Africa but sorry we have proven them wrong that we are not the Lion any more but the Cat of Africa, you know the cat looks like the Lion but its not actually a lion. No wonder rat’s are invading your Capital Abuja hahahahahaha
Ebuka Munachi
August 24, 2017 at 10:39 pm
start the sanction now, confuse goverment. lie mohammed is coconut head
Chinonso Nkeogaeme Ejims
August 24, 2017 at 10:39 pm
Who FG epp
Ernest Chukwuemeka EmmyGod
August 24, 2017 at 10:36 pm
Who are the FG is it stupid lie lie Mohammed, he is a failure from the beginning
Christopher Ochini
August 24, 2017 at 10:24 pm
5
Prince Charlie
August 24, 2017 at 9:50 pm
When did this hate speech start. Na today? Confused APC.
Anyimotion Lucky Ifeanyi
August 24, 2017 at 9:44 pm
Boko Haram leader enough is enough Big Fool cow brain idiotic people
Start from Boko Haram leader doughter first
Jose Bakker
August 24, 2017 at 9:36 pm
You govt are wasting time, all I got to tell u govt is Biafra is here and it must come to stand
Chris Bonethrust
August 24, 2017 at 9:32 pm
End of the zoo loading..
Livinus Agim
August 24, 2017 at 9:20 pm
Nobody, i say nobody can challenge me again, if i curse you, you curse me back, that is hate speech.
Emeka Okpokoro
August 24, 2017 at 9:13 pm
What of those that started it?
Okoye Christian
August 24, 2017 at 8:58 pm
Who will then sanction FG official that makes hate speech? APC the agent of peace and infrastructural destroyer in Nigeria!
Ben Dike
August 24, 2017 at 8:56 pm
This is country is ruled by demo-milicracy
Saa Nor Ðe Mæn
August 24, 2017 at 8:26 pm
saying biafra is hate speech abi? I love biafraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. I dey my house come and beat me
Okerie Musa Ayo
August 24, 2017 at 8:06 pm
What of those that tell lies
CK Onuoha
August 24, 2017 at 7:51 pm
This government is no more fighting corruption but hate speech, the worse is about to happen.
Okwudili Ogbonna
August 24, 2017 at 7:45 pm
Confused APC Government, shut-up your mouth and focus on revitalise the economy.
Nkwo Friday Kelechi
August 24, 2017 at 7:38 pm
Same hate speech u caused with ur stupid policies?
Youngking Dozie Chukwuemeka DC
August 24, 2017 at 7:29 pm
Who listens to radio kwanu?…. Hell no I can’t remember when last
Jerom Chisom Paul
August 24, 2017 at 7:28 pm
The champion with many microphone. Monkeys and baboons as well hyenas and jackals are love speech.
Emeka Nwufoh
August 24, 2017 at 7:28 pm
You are afraid of 2019 campaign
Ezerioha Emmanuel
August 24, 2017 at 7:28 pm
Who cares? Biafra we must get.
Emmanuel Nwite
August 24, 2017 at 7:27 pm
Buhari is de father of hate speech we are not fools
Elijah Agbama Innocent
August 24, 2017 at 7:22 pm
Haaaaa buhari don scatter nigeria ooo i wish i no i 4 follow jenifer oooooooooooooooooooooo
Okoro Chib
August 24, 2017 at 7:22 pm
Hate speech is not in our constitution so rest and shut up
Chikezie Nelson
August 24, 2017 at 7:21 pm
WHY THE HAUSA-FULANI/ NORTH DOESN’T WANT RESTRUCTURING Adeyinka Grandson Wrote: “In 1976, Niger state split from Sokoto; In 1991, Kebbi state split from Sokoto; In 1996, Zamfara state was split from Sokoto. Niger State consists of twenty-five (25) Local Government Areas; Kebbi State consists of twenty-one (21) Local Government Areas; Zamfara State consists of fourteen (14) Local Government Areas; and Sokoto State consists of twenty-three (23) Local Government Areas. Sokoto, a single state prior to 1976, was divided three times between 1976 and 1996 into four (4) states. These four (4), states have between them 83 Local Governments. Do note that Lagos state and Sokoto state were the same in 1976 in terms of number of local governments. However, while the Lagos state remains just a state with its original 20 local governments, Sokoto state had been split three times into four (4) states with 83 local governments from its original 20 local governments. It will interest nobody if Sokoto State is divided into 100 states tomorrow and funded by the income generated from the area only. We are, nevertheless, concerned that, it is the revenues generated from the Yoruba South-West Region that is funding economic growth and development in states like Sokoto and all other Northern states. Buhari says looters of national resources are to be arraigned shortly. Mr Buhari is just fooling the gullible Yoruba Youths. The looted resources belong to the Yoruba’s and the Niger Delta’s people and not the whole of Nigeria. He recognizes the fundamental cause of corruption in Nigeria is the unitary constitution of the country. He knows that Hausa/Fulani have looted the resources of the Yoruba’s and Niger Delta’s people since the suspension of regional government in 1966. But he is running about with lies and propaganda, grandstanding about curbing corruption in Nigeria. Before Mr Buhari’s second coming, we have had Babangida (8yrs); Shonekan (3mth), Abacha (5yrs); Abdulsalam (1yr); Obasanjo (8yrs); Yar’Adua (3yrs); and Jonathan (5yrs), yet corruption hasn’t been abated. Why? The section below, which is a portion of the constitution of Nigeria, encourages corruption. Buhari knows this, but he is unwilling to change it because it favours the North: C – Public Revenue “162. (1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called “the Federation Account” into which shall be paid all revenues collected by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from the personal income tax of the personnel of the armed forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry or department of government charged with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. (2) The President, upon the receipt of advice from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, shall table before the National Assembly proposals for revenue allocation from the Federation Account, and in determining the formula, the National Assembly shall take into account, the allocation principles, especially those of population, equality of States, internal revenue generation, land mass, terrain as well as population density;” The past leaders of Nigeria, including Mr Buhari, who were from the North and who divided Sokoto state, a single state prior to 1976, into four (4) states by 1991 and with 83 local governments from merely 20 local governments in 1976, are the looters of Yoruba’s and Niger Delta’s resources and they are the people who must be prosecuted. Everyone seems to have forgotten that Buhari, who represented the Northern’s interests was against Obasanjo’s National ID Card scheme in 2003. The card could have curbed corruption and fake population census figures. Today, he is grandstanding about curbing corruption by arresting individuals, without addressing the fundamental causes of corruption. Anyone who believes corrupt Buhari will curb corruption must be crazy. Nigeria’s problem isn’t corruption. But the unitary system in a multi-ethnic society. As horrible as Tinubu has become, he will protect and safeguard the interests and welfare of the Yoruba people as Yoruba Regional Premier than 100 Buharis. God is not crazy. He couldn’t have possibly allowed Babangida; Shonekan; Abacha; Abdulsalam; Obasanjo; Yar’Adua; and Jonathan, with none of them able to curb corruption, if indeed our problem is corruption. Nigeria is not just sustainable under a unitary system. The most corrupt country on earth is the United States. The country still works because it has a sustainable political system. There is nothing like the feeding bottle monthly allocation we have in Nigeria in the United States. The Americans don’t have a centralized Police System or Armed Forces. Each state in the United States is in charge of its police, armed forces and other functions. The United Kingdom is more corrupt than Nigeria, yet the country works. It works because of its enduring political system. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, together called themselves the United Kingdom, yet, they go by different football teams, different police systems, different education policies, different currency designs, different healthcare systems, even with different regimental armed forces. The demographics of the US Population is often along racial grouping. That of the United Kingdom is based on ethnicity. But in Nigeria, the people are so fake they don’t want to openly associate anything with their ethnicity. They named their administrative divisions ridiculous names including South-West, South-South, South-East, North-Central, North-East and North-West geopolitical zones. They are so scared of their own identities, including Yoruba, Ibo, Ijaw, Hausa/Fulani and Kanuri. Ghana administrative divisions are given such names as Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions. In South Africa, the administrative divisions are named after the ethnic groups within the country such as the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape. Nigeria’s problem is not corruption. The current unitary system is the cause of our problem. Nigeria must be restructured along regional autonomy or be divided along its natural boundaries. Mr. Buhari must stop insulting our collective intelligence with his stale chorus of corruption, corruption and corruption.” NB: Corruption in Nigeria is the Over Centralized Unitary Nigerian State and Presidential Structure.
Chisom Victor Onyibor JP
August 24, 2017 at 7:21 pm
Starting from liar Mohammed
Chinedu Daniel
August 24, 2017 at 7:21 pm
God punish you this is the genesis of hate speech by the time we get to revelation buhari will die amubeghi the baggar
Mopki Mako Mopki
August 24, 2017 at 7:20 pm
Yes like #SPY
Mopki Mako Mopki
August 24, 2017 at 7:18 pm
Yes like #SYP
Bobby Chelsea Deuces Victor
August 24, 2017 at 7:18 pm
No freedom of speech… They re scared of the truth… Criminals
Maxwell Obi
August 24, 2017 at 7:15 pm
This country self
Osuji Michael
August 24, 2017 at 7:14 pm
know freedom of speech again in this administration
Kenechukwu Ezika
August 24, 2017 at 7:14 pm
The name buhari is hate speech
Chibuike Ukadike
August 24, 2017 at 7:13 pm
Nonsense
Tshukuma Cicero
August 24, 2017 at 7:12 pm
Government of the dead president Buhari the child rapist
Ezeagbai Maduka
August 24, 2017 at 7:10 pm
Buhari is hate speech
Prince Charlie
August 24, 2017 at 7:09 pm
Hate speech. Arrest Lia MOHAMMED and ElRufia first bf banning any station. They started hate speech in nigeria
Vincent E Aki
August 24, 2017 at 7:09 pm
Pls also remind them to sanction and close any socia media that publish apc lies and fake news too.
Don Obi
August 24, 2017 at 7:09 pm
They will first sanction you
Ken King
August 24, 2017 at 7:08 pm
God is watching them
Ken King
August 24, 2017 at 7:07 pm
Hmmmm dis government na waa o
Godswill Uche
August 24, 2017 at 7:07 pm
This one na love speech bah??
Foolish people.