BAN ON AIT FOR COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT ELECT
GENERAL BUHARI'S ACTIVITIES: Francis
Erhuen, just like I have noticed, noticed the hypocrisy of PDP on Buhari
decision on AIT....
When I read the story by PDP published on
online premium Times on April 28, 2015 titled: AIT BAN DANGEROUS FOR
DEMOCRACY—PDP, I was wondering if some people listen to themselves whenever
they talk and could just forget recent past so soon.
I agree that ban on media is dangerous for
democracy and we as journalists believe in a government that gives the media
the freedom to work without unnecessary interference, but if such condemnation
came from another group aside PDP, it would have been understood. But as far as
I am concerned, PDP has no moral justification to condemn Buhari’s ban on AIT
from covering his activities when it has done terrible harm to the media.
The same PDP that is condemning Buhari’s
ban on AIT as being dangerous for democracy has done worst things to the media
as Francis Erhuen has made it clear:
Under PDP and Jonathan Government in 2013,
two Leadership newspaper reporters were detained for days for publishing a
Presidential directive. Under PDP and Jonathan Government Six reporters from
the Nation newspaper were detained for Publishing OBJ's Letter to President
Goodluck Jonathan. Under PDP and Jonathan Government In June 2014, men of the
Millitary & SSS Seized and destroyed Copies of
major newspapers, stopping Circulation. Under PDP and Jonathan Government in
March 2015, two AL Jezeera Journalists Covering elections in Borno state were
held in Custody for weeks for no Reason. Under PDP and Jonathan Government In
2014, AIG Joseph Mbu ordered the Arrest of AIT Journalist Ameachi Anakwe for
calling him controversial.
Well I am not
surprise because PDP always make me laugh when it comes to issues like this.
Those PDP
members who blame or judge Buhari for banning AIT should first put their house in order before
putting someone else’s. Buhari's decision on AIT was right because it was just
a warning to other media organizations to uphold professionalism in journalism.
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