Dopkesi dares Buhari: You can not return Nigeria to Decree 4 ERA."

Chief Raymond Dopkesi took a swipe at Nigeria President-elect, Gen Mohammadu Buhari, making it clear that he ( Buhari) has no powers under the law to bar AIT from covering official events.

Speaking to Premium Times on Tuesday, Raymond Dokpesi stated that Monday’s decision by the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to bar one of its subsidiaries, Africa Independent Television, from covering his activities was an attempt by the former military Head of State to bring back the era of Decree 4.

 

“I am sure that the President-elect needs to be reminded of Decree 4, and he should be clearly reminded that section 32 of the constitution makes it mandatory for the media to hold public officials accountable to the people,” he said.

 

“The president-elect said that he does not want to be covered by AIT, but AIT has a responsibility to the Nigerian public to report the things that are happening,” he said.

 

“There are three national networks available for national coverage in Nigeria, the NTA, AIT and Silverbirds. You cannot stop a foremost private station from reporting in Nigeria, it brings us back to Decree 4 era.”

 

Speaking on the controversial 'Hate Documentary' televised by AIT, Dopkesi said,

 

“If they had produced their own documentary to say this is what we want and AIT did not publish it, then that is another matter,” he said.

 

“What is obviously very clear is the fact that AIT believes that the historical information about the President elect that were ran, were factually correct. Nothing was done to defame him or impinge on his character or integrity.”