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Abuja – The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) fined the broadcasting service of Ekiti for 500,000 N on Wednesday for violating the ethical standards of the broadcasting code in the country. 
Malam Ishaq Modibbo, chief executive of NBC Kawu, made this known at a news conference on the election of governor of Ekiti, in Abuja.
Kawu stated that broadcasters had an obligation to ensure that they do not disrupt the good order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and national democracy.
According to him, Ekiti State Broadcasting Service has been unprofessional in its activities, especially In the past two weeks, NBC can only move to action
The general manager said that the station does not Had not complied with the ethical standards of broadcasting by broadcasting political activities in the state.
Ekiti Broadcasting Service General, Mr. Lere Olayinka, as spokesperson for the Kolapo Olusola Campaign Organization (KOCO), did not comply with the ethical standard of the Broadcasting
"To avoid doubt, section 5.2 and 18 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code states that even though a broadcaster / producer may interact with politicians as part of his professional duties." This should not lead to the belief that 39, he is a member or sympathizer of a political party, "he said.
Kawu stated that NBC had written to the station and called his attention to the violation of"
"When the President Muhammadu Buhari went to the state of Ekiti, the governor made a show telling the people not to receive the president.
"You can wear partisanship up to a certain point.
"We therefore sanction the public broadcasting service of Ekiti, the highest level of sanction that NBC can impose, "he said.
The Director General stated that
Kawu stated that broadcasters were allowed to operate under the law in a fair and professional manner.
He explained that the commission had already issued written instructions on how broadcasters stations should conduct themselves before, during and after elections.
"Every station is aware of the ways it should behave as professionals and broadcasting institutions," he said. (NAN)
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