In advance of the judgement from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which is slated on Wednesday, Joe Igbokwe, a leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has accused some broadcasting outlets of fostering ethnic tensions.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the APC leader urged the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) to take action against stations that spread misleading information and incitement on Monday evening via his social media page.
Shortly after the Presidential Election Tribunal declared that it would permit the live broadcast of its proceedings after designating Wednesday, September 6, as the date to deliver the final ruling on the petitions contesting President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election, Igbokwe made demands of the regulating body.
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The chieftain claimed that it was necessary to stop stations that promoted ethnic divisions because they were more harmful than Boko Haram.
Taking to his Facebook page, he wrote: “I have stopped listening to some Radio Stations and TV Stations in Nigeria.They encourage bigotry, they encourage hate , they encourage ethnic divisions, they are more dangerous than Boko Haram. I will name the Stations in the fullness of time.
“Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria, BON is sleeping ooooo. Tune many Radio Stations in Nigeria and you will not believe your ears and you will think they are deceiving you. They spew hate, they tell a million lies, they speak evil, they pour invectives.”
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