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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has tackled the Federal Government over its threat to shut down broadcast stations.
Last week, the government through the National Broadcasting Commission said it will shut down broadcast stations found culpable of using their platforms to undermine the peaceful coexistence of Nigeria.
It also warned media organisations that further breaches of the Broadcasting Code would not be tolerated.
But in a statement on Sunday, SERAP urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to urgently withdraw the threat to revoke the licenses of broadcast stations and shut them down over their coverage of elections and post-election matters.