The news about town right now is that Federal Government has warned radio and TV station presenters and hosts nationwide to avoid discussions or mentions about the ongoing fuel subsidy protests, or such stations will be shut down.
In a similar development also, broadcasters in Lagos Nigeria have also confirmed a strict warning by FG sent through Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, to Radio stations and news casters not to discuss issues relating to fuel subsidy removal on air, else they face t h e wrath of the government.
Broadcaster extraordinaire, Femi Sowoolu confirmed this on his Facebook page and this is how he put it;
"Just received confirmation of government muffling the electronic media: "I am a Newscaster on a Radio station in the Southwest & i'm happy to inform u guys that we got an Order from N.B.C, warning us strictly not to talk about the Fuel subsidy removal or discuss the issue on air. Fellow compatriots, Naija is in Trouble o! God should do something fast." I'll reserve his name for obvious reasons and have deleted his post. Sad!
Amidst all these, what comes to mind is if we are no longer practicing the democratic system of government, that this country is known for, or who-is-fooling-who?
-Nnagorom Johnson
