Again, PDP accuses FG of plot to gag media, free speech

Urges NASS to reject governments directiveBy Dirisu YakubuThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government of plotting to gag the media, subjugate Nigerians and curtail their constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression.This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the national publicity secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan.According to the statement, the decision by the government to impose stringent regulations on online media and broadcast organisations as recently announced by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is completely obnoxious, anti-democratic and a direct violation of statutory rules governing media practice and freedom of expression in Nigeria.ALSO READ: Journalists rank top on human right abuseS4CThe statement further read: The PDP also rejects the Presidential declaration of political comments as 'Class A' offence, insisting that such is designed to undermine the nation's constitutional democracy, exterminate the rights of citizens to dissenting public opinion, emasculate the opposition and foist a dictatorship and one-party system on our nation.Continue reading Again, PDP accuses FG of plot to gag media, free speech at Vanguard Nigeria.
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