The management and board of the Broadcast Media Owners and Practitioners Forum (ABMPF) and JKD TV channel 391 DSTV, NIGCOMSAT, and Hamada Radio FM have dissociated themselves from the alleged class action suit instituted against Arewa24 and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
In a statement independently issued and made available to the media in Abuja, the Chairman, JKD TV, & Hamada Radio FM, Ambassador Yaro Yusufu Mamman said, “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to one organisation called Northern Media Broadcast Owners Association (NBMOA) on legal action against Arewa24. I am the Chairman of JKD TV channel 391 on DSTV & NIGCOMSAT, and Hamada Radio FM in 4 Nigerian Cities. We have never been invited or consulted by any Association or person, for or on behalf of the so-called NBMOA, to deliberate on or take a position on the status or activities of any industry player.”
It would recall that a certain Association purportedly representing broadcast media owners in northern Nigeria had instituted a legal action against a legally licensed Arewa24 on its legitimate right to operate in the north, and NBC, the regulator, recently.
According to Ambassador Mamman, “We support Arewa24 and are in solidarity with their contributions to the Nigerian media ecosystem. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), as the regulator, having certified Arewa24 as fulfilling compliance with extant laws and regulations, should be respected.”
He further stated that “We are happy and proud of the Director General of NBC and his management for the good work they are doing, and support them fully.”
