Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has frowned at the revocation of licences of over 50 broadcast media stations by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and vowed to drag President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to court over the action.
In a statement it issued via its verified Twitter handle on Friday, SERAP said, “We’re suing the Buhari administration over its arbitrary decision to revoke the licences of 52 broadcast stations, and to deprive the public access to information about critical developments in Nigeria they have a right to know.”
According to the group, the decision by the Buhari administration to revoke the licences of the television and radio stations is a deliberate ploy to stifle media freedom, free expression and access to information in Nigeria.
It called on the government to immediately reverse the decision.