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PLATEAU PDP ALLEGES PLOT BY THE LALONG
GOVERNMENT TO GAG THE MEDIA
By Udante Ugante
August 10, 2018
The People's
Democratic Party (PDP) Plateau state chapter said it has discovered another
plot by the Gov Simon Lalong APC led Government in the state to forcefully and
illegally shut down some media outlets in the state.
In a press release signed the state Publicity
Secretary of the PDP, Hon. John Akans (KSM) and a copy made available to African Drum, the party stated that it
was reliably informed that the plot was at the instigation of Gov Lalong who it
believed to be working in concert with external forces hostile to the people of
plateau state.
According to
the PDP, “As Nigerians are still in the rude shock of APC's dictatorial act of
lawlessness, Governor Lalong of Plateau state through his commissioner for
information, Mr Yakubu Datti in line
with the dictatorial policies of the APC has called on the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission ( NBC) to shut down some media stations (outlets)
in the state, for what he Mr Datti claimed as ‘unprofessional conduct”.
The party
called on the Federal Government through its agency, the NBC to note that, the
plot if carried out will be in defiance of people's rights and freedom of
speech stressing that as a responsible political party, the PDP will continue
to maintain its stand on the respect for rule of law.
Continuing,
the PDP stated “It is a matter for deep concern that remnants of the APC in
plateau state are already afraid of the imminent and total collapse of the party
as 2019 is around the corner. We therefore advice the government to resent such
nefarious schemes as this evil plot , which if carried out as planned by Mr
Datti will represent a most brazen assault on the integrity of people of
plateau state and of the institution of Democracy as well as threaten the
fragile peace in the state”.
Consequently,
the party called on plateau people to rise up in total rejection of what it
called dictatorial jack -boot democracy and further alleged that Gov Lalong and
the APC, with the help of his principal at the Aso villa who are desperately
seeking to impose on plateau the unpopular policy, having failed in other anti
people policies are now re-introducing another antic to subvert the people's
rights. , as monumental defeat at 2019 elections stare them in the face.
The PDP advised Gov Lalong and the APC to
abide by the tenants of the principles of rule of law and people's rights and
decent freedom of expression particularly now that the 2019 general elections is around the
corner.
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