The Chairman emeritus and founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, on Thursday, accused the Presidency of frustrating the company’s broadcasting outfits: Africa Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower FM.

He alleged that the Presidency was using the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to frustrate his broadcast stations.
Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, the media mogul lamented that under the current leadership of the NBC, press freedom has been greatly eroded.

According to him, “I believe very strongly that under the leadership of the current director-general of the NBC (Is’haq Kawu), press freedom has been greatly eroded.

“If this was not protected by the president, is it possible that his body language is being interpreted?

“I have it on strict authority and very assured information that the highest echelons of government, the presidency, queried and challenged the NBC that they were not doing their jobs.
“How on earth could they be hearing and seeing on AIT what they termed hate speech? Any criticism of this government is hate speech. The NBC is acting under the authority of the president and Commander-in-Chief.

“The licensing fees in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. There is no country in the world where you have this type of exploitative fees. I have appealed for a reduction because the payments cannot be sustained by private broadcasters in Nigeria.
“This economy has plummeted. This government has called this organisation unprintable names which has deterred several advertisers from patronising AIT.

Read more here https://thickmatch.com/buhari-govt-frustrating-ait-raypower-fm-dokpesi/

Tyrant bubu








Finally ftc...nawaoo

It is not easy to fight govt at all

buhari is a clueless looter and useless tyrant that is against the press in the Nigeria history. it will never help him in his next level government. it will only choked him more.

When you are busy tarnishing president BUHARI'S Image with useless and provocative documentary before 2015 election in your broadcasting company you don't know it's against NBC abi? You never see anything yet

After private stations i know their next port of call will be social media

BuhariApC are mad.

On a good day, Dokpesi supposed be the Tedd Turner of Nigeria as a man who has paid his dues.

Buhari that is feeding fat on Oil Money that belongs to Niger Deltans does not know how it's feels running a private business in Nigeria!

After buying shares in that company, never for once has dividends been paid neither has a shareholder meeting been called....i dont care about ur probs with buhari ,dats btw you two, but pay shareholders biko

Maybe but Buhari's government isn't the reason why your television station is still stuck in the early 2000's. Your social media presence is almost zero, you have no livestreaming option, your Facebook page is dead... Your new media department is headed by a person whose skull is thicker than stone, your TV station has low viewership and the interaction stats on your daily programmes are poor. Compared to Channels TV, you don't even exist!

You are a nightmare for media publicists! Work on improving your personnel then maybe, just maybe, dignitaries would get better feedback from media publicists and you'd be their numero uno station.

Dictators and freedom of speech are strange bed fellows.

Eyah

Stupid man,

Jonathan blew up thisday abuja office, confisticated a daily publication of several national dailies while locking up federal lawmakers chambers and denying a seating governor to state house


Respect to Obasanjo, mohammed yusuf of boko haram got hit, odi,zaki,biam modakeke got brutaly hit, dipreye alams, bode goerge, tafa balogun, Atiku, bola ige all got hit....


Buhari seems quite different and super soft, so much that the jubril.el sudan story flashes my mind



.

no more yams

Politically motivated.

If its true that's bad

Buhari is trying to tell u that he needs Fulani radio not AIT.

Crimes rates are on the rise.

if you think Buhari is not working press SHARE
if you think Buhari is working against our country LIKE

The satanic Government is frustrating everyone

Enjoy the next level n shut up already

yarimo:
When you are busy tarnishing president BUHARI'S Image with useless and provocative documentary before 2015 election in your broadcasting company you don't know it's against NBC abi? You never see anything yet

Abi aye eleyi fe baje ni

Can someone please tell this man that Buhari is not the reason Advertisers are no longer patronising AIT that there is something called SOCIAL MEDIA where advertisers advertise their goods and services freely. Where is he living? In a cave?

yarimo:
When you are busy tarnishing president BUHARI'S Image with useless and provocative documentary before 2015 election in your broadcasting company you don't know it's against NBC abi? You never see anything yet

So because he didn't say good things about buhari, they should oppress him and let his employees suffer?

What kind of mentality do you have?

Why's Trump not choking CNN despite their continued criticism of his government?

Where's the democracy?

This is not sharia where people have no right?

Buhari is just a heartless tyrant.

Shameless President.

Your business... Your headache

hardtoget:
The Chairman emeritus and founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, on Thursday, accused the Presidency of frustrating the company’s broadcasting outfits: Africa Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower FM.

He alleged that the Presidency was using the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to frustrate his broadcast stations.
Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, the media mogul lamented that under the current leadership of the NBC, press freedom has been greatly eroded.

According to him, “I believe very strongly that under the leadership of the current director-general of the NBC (Is’haq Kawu), press freedom has been greatly eroded.

“If this was not protected by the president, is it possible that his body language is being interpreted?

“I have it on strict authority and very assured information that the highest echelons of government, the presidency, queried and challenged the NBC that they were not doing their jobs.
“How on earth could they be hearing and seeing on AIT what they termed hate speech? Any criticism of this government is hate speech. The NBC is acting under the authority of the president and Commander-in-Chief.

“The licensing fees in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. There is no country in the world where you have this type of exploitative fees. I have appealed for a reduction because the payments cannot be sustained by private broadcasters in Nigeria.
“This economy has plummeted. This government has called this organisation unprintable names which has deterred several advertisers from patronising AIT.

Read more here https://thickmatch.com/buhari-govt-frustrating-ait-raypower-fm-dokpesi/

They are the ones frustrating the govt with false fake analyst they now turn around and say govt is frustrating dem- please who still watches AIT sef? Rearrange your books and pay your shareholders - let them have a say in how you broadcast

Is it not same ait that allowed its organisation the liberty to air damaging reports against buhari , amaechi and asiwaju? The enemies of the gov't has found solace in ait....only an irresponsible gov't will allow that .

When a tyrant is in power democracy is gone
I am so happy !! Serves nigerians right for voting in this geriatric !! I pray he starts with the church next. Demolish and tax them! Then start outlawing Christian gatherings

Then I hope.he triples the price of all food and commodities in the country

The. Start arresting all youths who criticize or speak against his government and execute them

May buhari rule for the next 30 years !!!
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Buhari ur time for office na just 4years oo....power is transient

God that rescued us from Abacha, will equally do so this time around.

I pray thee oh lord

Coming from someone who did an IPO years ago and till date subscribers have neither recieved their shares nor had their monies refunded!