The Justice Inyang Ekwo led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday, nullified the suspension of operating license of DAAR Communications PLC, operator of AIT and Ray Power, ordering both NBC and DAAR who are parties in the case of DAAR
communications and the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to maintain the status quo pending a hearing on June 13, 2019.
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, had, on Thursday, suspended the operating license of the DAAR Communications PLC, operator of AIT and Ray Power over alleged breach of the NBC’s broadcasting code.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, while delivering the order, mandated the FG government and NBC to appear before it to show cause why a revert to May 30, 2019 status quo ante bellum, sought by DAAR Communications PLC should not be granted.
Justice Ekwo had ordered the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and the Attorney General of the Federation to appear before the court on Thursday, June 13 to show cause why the motion on notice by DAAR Communications PLC, challenging the ban should not be granted.
Recall that while announcing the ban on DAAR Communications in Abuja on Thursday this week, the Director General of the NBC, Dr. Modibbo Kawu had said that the decision was based on the violation of the broadcasting code by the stations which is backed by provisions of Section ten of the Third Schedule of the NBC Act Cap No11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Apart from violating broadcasting code, he said the decision was also taken for the failure of the broadcast stations to pay their license fees as when due, even persistent warning to the company to toe the line of caution.
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