I'm sharing this because people in the media
should be a little scared of what happened
yesterday. If they can do this to AIT, they can
come for the rest of us. And before you know it,
we can no longer write what we want. I hope it
doesn't come to that. A lawyer shares his
opinion. Read below...
Maybe I should attempt to open our eyes
just a little to what is actually going on:
'Buhari bans AIT from covering his
activities'. This is nothing for you to
rejoice about that AIT sponsored hate
campaign and so it's a good response.
No! It isn't. It is just a true reflection of
the 1984 hatred for critics and the press.
Indeed, you may repackage a despot, but
he is what he is.
I laugh when I remember his words at
Chatham house: "so I present to you, a
former dictator and a 'born-again'
democrat'. Like really? Do you realize
that one Cardinal part of this democracy
is the freedom of the press? Perhaps he
understands the role of the media in
bringing down GEJ and maybe scared of
same.
Let me take you back a little, do you know the
APC legislators, last year sponsored a bill to
control the press? to be specific, social media?
Do you realize that severally as a dictator, Mr.
President-Elect called the media, 'a distraction'.
What then is the lesson?
While I do not subscribe to ANY form of
unprofessionalism in the media, this is
democracy, you can sue for defamation, except
of cos you think they are saying the truth.
Further you could prosecute for sedition (that's
what I'll do to Sahara reporters if I were GEJ).
You do not blacklist the media. It only starts
with AIT and then possibly it will spread to other
channels. Then we would have a 'controlled
media'.
But then again, let this cloud that is gathered
yield us some fruits, 'cos the NextGeneration is
patiently waiting to kick all of you out. Just
wait and see!
Gilbert Oladeinbo (Esq.)

There is always a first time to everything that has grown to become an lethal epidemic to the growth of an economy.

For now,many will say they(AIT) deserve what they got,but by the time the measure is applied to any Nigeria media that carries any news/information that has an iota misrepresentation and the bar continues as a means of stopping them,then it will be all clear that there will be no more press freedom.

Leave those backing the move to their ignorance,very soon they will know that they is always first time to every menace.

I will be very happy when it spreads to other media houses because they helped in bringing down GEJ government. Though it is AIT today, tomorrow it could be saharareporter

those defending this old bastard under the pretence of privacy ,should have known that the moment he (the bastard aka buhari) became president elect there is no privacy.