Socio – Economic Rights and Accountability Project,SERAP has argued against the Federal Government and National Broadcasting Commission, NBC sanctions against some media houses for the 2023 election coverage , calling it a travesty of justice to punish and threaten broadcast stations seeking to promote election integrity and citizens’.
In a suit filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, SERAP asked the court to determine whether the broadcasting code used by NBC to sanction some broadcast stations and threaten to shut down others is not inconsistent and incompatible with freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom. It also argued that the plans to shut down some stations for their lawful coverage of the general elections is unconstitutional and unlawful, as it violates freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom
Recall that last week, the NBC said it sanctioned 25 broadcast stations and issued final warnings to 16 others for allegedly violating provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code during the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
