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| Mr Ohabunwa |
Still on NBC DG Detention:Another Group has this to say:
We have followed with keen interest the ongoing 'trial' of the
Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting
Commission, Mr. Emeka Mba, over the so-called fraud worth N15
billlion. We note that the investigation into the case is being
conducted in such an untidy manner, albeit through the media, which
expectedly has consistently misrepresented the issues at stake. In the
process, the sanctity of facts has been compromised, and the public is
being fed with half-truths and false impressions.We state from the
outset that we are strong believers in confronting the cankerworms of
corruption headlong to which the administration of President Muhammadu
Buhari has declared commitment. We are of the belief that all those
found to have corruptly enriched themselves by embezzling public fund
must be brought to book. However, we are dismayed that while the
intention is noble, as far as the case of the NBC is concerned, much is
left to be desired. Our main interest in this matter is to ensure that
the integrity of the process that would lead to the proposed full
migration of the broadcast industry to the digital platform is not
compromised by this curious case of fraud involving the NBC boss. We
are worried that the scheduled transition to digital transmission to
which the ongoing case against the DG is tied may eventually be derailed once again. The 2017 deadline set to realise the transition may be
missed for obvious but avoidable reasons. We wish to note that Nigeria
in the past had missed two deadlines 2012 and 2015 that were set for
the full transition to digital transmission. We are afraid that the
ongoing case may also make us miss the 2017 deadline.
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