We won\’t let our voices be silenced. Nigeria belongs to all of us – Channels TV\’s Seun Okinbaloye says days after NCC slammed the TV station with N5m nice over his interview with Baba Datti-Ahmed

Channels Tv presenter, Seun Okinbaloye, has reacted to the N5 million nice just lately slammed on the TV station by the Nationwide Broadcasting Fee NBC, stating that the “media won\’t be silenced as Nigeria belongs to everybody”.

The regulatory physique had final week slammed Channels the nice, following a petition acquired from the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, over Okinbaloye\’s interview with the Vice Presidential candidate of Labour occasion, Datti Baba-Ahmed on March 22 by which Datti overtly kicked in opposition to the swearing-in of Tinubu as President come Might 29.

Baba-Ahmed known as on President Buhari and the Chief Justice of Nigeria to not swear in Tinubu, insisting that declaring Tinubu a winner and issuing him a certificates of return was in opposition to the structure.

‘’Whoever swears in Mr Tinubu, Mr Baba-Ahmed stated, has “ended Democracy” in Nigeria. Mr President, don\’t maintain that inauguration. CJN your lordship, don\’t partake in unconstitutionality. I\’m taking this dangers for the sake of my nation. Sure, it\’s excessive and I\’m saying it. It was extra excessive for Yakubu (INEC Chair) to subject that certificates (of return). It was reckless. He\’s placing all our lives at risk. All of us. I\’m telling you that on the twenty ninth of Might 2023, swear in Tinubu as this result\’s, you have got ended democracy whoever you\’re. You can\’t swear in individuals who haven\’t met constitutional necessities. In the event you do this, you have got executed one thing illegal, one thing unconstitutional. And I\’m repeating it, whoever doesn\’t meet the constitutional requirement should not, mustn\’t ever be sworn in. You stated my identify. In the event you like I can say it once more. I\’m Datti Baba-Ahmed.”

In his petition signed by considered one of his media aides, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu accused the Labour Occasion LP Vice Presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed of constructing a number of incendiary feedback throughout the interview and famous that Okinbaloye didn\’t act professionally by stopping the politician from making such feedback.

The NBC then slammed a N5 million nice on the TV station.

In an obvious response to the nice, Seun whereas closing his political program on Sunday night time, April 2, stated;

‘’I need to take a second to acknowledge the challenges that we as a media business are going through in Nigeria. Occasions up to now days have created an surroundings of worry and uncertainty and threatened the liberty of speech and integrity of the media panorama however regardless of these challenges, we as journalists and broadcasters stay dedicated to our responsibility to tell, educate and entertain our viewers. We at Channels TV bask in solely affordable {and professional} journalism. Within the face of common and reckless observe, we play clear and descent, even when it appears or sounds unpopular with the gang or on-line mob, we do it not just for right now however for the longer term and the sustenance of our occupation others need to destroy however we need to shield it. We won\’t be deterred by these obstacles. We are going to proceed to face up for what is true and speaks fact to energy, even within the face of adversity. We are going to stay courageous, robust, and resilient and we won\’t let our voices be silenced. Nigeria belongs to all of us\’\’

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