Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, has requested that Channels Television be penalized by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for violating the Nigerian Broadcasting Code during an interview with Labour Party vice presidential candidate Datti Baba Ahmed.
The petition was dated March 30, 2023 and was signed by Bayo Onanuga, director of media and publicity for the presidential campaign committee of the All Progressives Congress.
Tinubu in the petition said “In line with Section 14.0.1 of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code 6th edition stating the duty of the commission to accept complaints from aggrieved persons, bodies or members of the public and investigate as well as apply sanctions where necessary, the APC PCC hereby petitions the commission on breaches by CHANNELS TV on its programme ‘Politics Today’ last week.”
The vice presidential candidate for the Labour Party was accused by the newly elected president of making a number of remarks that called into question the credibility of the presidential election on February 25, 2023.