Mr. Charles Ebuebu, The New Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has pledged to lift all arbitrary sanctions imposed on the nation’s media outlets, but he won’t spare defaulters who consistently do wrong.
Following a meeting with Dr John Momoh, the Chairman of Channels Media Group, the newly appointed NBC CEO revealed this in an exclusive interview with Channels Television on Monday.
Ebuebu, who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu to succeed Balarabe Illelah as Director-General of NBC in October, announced that the NBC Code will be examined in order to promote an industry that fosters operator success.
Ebuebu said, “There are two sides to a coin: on one hand, there is a perception that the NBC has been overreaching in the applications of sanctions. It’s been said that we did not follow due process and all of that.
“Basically, the takeaway for me is that, it has been an arbitrary process. Now, part of my training as a lawyer is the fact that we will definietly put together a transparent process. I don’t want to give particular details. It’s still in the process, but I can assure you (that) there is going to be a change in that perception, it’s going to be transparent so much so that people will be allowed to speak, they will be allowed to defend themselves.
“The issues will be analysed based on the code. We are going to have a code review where all inputs will be taken in and that will address that perception.
“Now, on the other side of it, it’s sort of strange to have a policeman who cannot issue a fine. of course, the case is in court and I can talk about its legality or otherwise.”
