Security advisers of the President-Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on Monday barred the television crew of the African Independent Television from covering the activities of their principal until further notice.   

It was gathered that the security team cited adverse security reports and ethical issues as reasons for their action.

Members of the AIT crew, who were at Defence House, venue of a meeting between the President-elect and a visiting Cuban delegation, led by its Ambassador to Nigeria, were asked to leave the vicinity until further notice.

The crew, who did not speak on record, insisted they would remain and continue to do their jobs because they had yet to be “formally informed.”

“Yes, we were told but we cannot just leave; we have a job to do. In any case, we have not been officially informed about what we have done wrong,” one of them said.

Director of Press of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the development.

He said concerns over security and the need to sort out some ethical issues were responsible for the action.

Shehu said, “AIT has been asked to stay aside based on security and family concerns. In addition, General Buhari has decided that they will have to resolve some issues relating to issues of standard and ethics.

“We will be talking with them to try and resolve the matter but for now, the station has been asked to stay aside because, like I said, there are some family and security concerns.

“They have been asked to step down their coverage until we resolve the matter with them on ethics and standards.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-bars-ait-from-covering-his-programmes/

That's unfair.

So, we should be expecting an AUTOCRATIC PRESIDENT come May 29?

GEJ needs to school this learner.

This is 2015 (not 1990s)!
It's now on FP:
https://www.nairaland.com/2280970/hate-campaign-buhari-fights-back#33175957

GMB doesnt forgive. I c dat comin.

Evils that men do live after them. AIT should bear its cross.

Now, its pay back time

But that isn't fair anyway. Politics should remain politics

Ait threw all ethics to the wind during the presidential campaign. They should emulate Channels tv.

The much dreaded Decree 4 loading.

Welcome on board.

The change is here.


Seun Decree 4 is here already, you need to choose other line of business

First to do no dey pain, AIT brought this on itself although I dont d idea of barring them. We all know how they did everything humanly possible to smear him b4 d elections, d media should be non partisan, something Dokpesi's AIT failed to do

What goes around comes around.
Law of Karma must manifest
AIT go and sink into Lagoon

Ait should be taught a lesson for being partisan.

koma1:
Ait should be taught a lesson for being partisan.

They weren't just partisan, they were viciously defamatory.

AIT had done their worse,it is time for pay back,during the campaigns time AIT was acting like say no tomorrow.High thieve Dokpesi will be running from poles to pillars now for forgiveness.

I don't see any big deal in this. He only restricted them from covering his activities, at least for now. Like I said, Ait went way too far and deserves, IMO, to be censured in some form or another.

If I were Buhari, I would make sure, it doesn't stop there! I will go after Dokpesi and make sure all his illegal and ill gotten wealth arising from defamation of characters are confiscated and his useless and biased station closed down indefinitely!

NTA Directors and Senior Editors get ready to find new jobs elsewhere!

Nonsense!!!

Lol.

DG Of NTA is a goner.

That is what happens when you throw professionalism into the wind, to embrace the tempting GEJ's dollars.

Buhari cannot win this war..This is democracy..If you are not comfortable with them,sue them to court. But to barn them from covering his programs is a big fat lie..That will never happen

CyberWolf:
Buhari cannot win this war..This is democracy..If you are not comfortable with them,sue them to court. But to barn them from covering his programs is a big fat lie..That will never happen

Did you read the report at all?

He only barred them from covering his activities, which is logical. Considering the unprofessional act of AIT during the election.

superstar1:


Did you read the report at all?

He only barred them from covering his activities, which is logical. Considering the unprofessional act of AIT during the election.

They were barred from covering his activities till further notice...He will soon be the president and must be subject to public scrutiny by all media firm both friendly and unfriendly ones..He can sue them for defamatory and allow the court to decide. To barred them just like that is a big fat lie ...

Bad market for Raymond Dokpesi & Kenny Ogungbe.

CyberWolf:
They were barred from covering his activities till further notice...He will soon be the president and must be subject to public scrutiny by all media firm both friendly and unfriendly ones..He can sue them for defamatory and allow the court to decide. To barred them just like that is a big fat lie ...

Even Ferguson barred the almighty BBC from coming near him for over a decade

superstar1:


Even Ferguson barred the almighty BBC from coming near him for over a decade

Is Ferguson a public office holder?..David Cameron or Obama dare not bar any media firm from covering his activities...he will be impeached the next day..

CyberWolf:
Is Ferguson a public office holder?..David Cameron or Obama dare not bar any media firm from covering his activities...he will be impeached the next day..

So is GMB a public office holder yet or a public officer in-waiting?

For now he has the right to protect his privacy, until he assumes full authority on May 29.

superstar1:


So is GMB a public office holder yet or a public officer in-waiting?

For now he has the right to protect his privacy, until he assumes full authority on May 29.

fair enough...let's wait till May 29th