The Founder and Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has alleged that its subsidiaries, Africa Independent Television and Raypower FM, are being persecuted by the National Broadcasting Commission on instructions from the Presidency.
Dokpesi, who spoke to journalists during a press conference at the company’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, said he had received reports of several media personalities under AIT been trailed by unidentified gunmen while exiting the office premises.
According to him, the perimeter fencing of the DAAR headquarters was also demolished by the Federal Capital Development Agency, exposing the property to external attacks.
Dokpesi added that the NBC had imposed several fines on AIT and Raypower for its political commentaries, despite the use of editorials and commentaries by media organisations as a standard feature to communicate their positions on issues of public interest. Read more