A Federal High Court in Akure has ordered Adaba 88.9 FM to resume transmission following a suit filed before it by the management of the radio station.

The court directed all the parties in the suit to maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the motion on notice fixed for May 25.

The presiding judge, Justice C. Okeke, gave the directive on Tuesday in an exparte order following the motion on notice filed by the counsel to the station, Mr. Bashiru Rhamoni.

A top management official of the station told our correspondent that the station would resume transmission later on Tuesday after all necessary parties must have been served with the court order.

It will be recalled that the National Broadcasting Commission had on Monday suspended the operational licence of the radio station over alleged violation of electoral coverage during the rerun election in Ekiti State .

The station, which filed a suit to challenge the NBC action, had also joined the Benin Zone of the commission as respondent in the suit.

The broadcasting outfit, which started transmission in 2008, had asked the court to restore its rights, saying the NBC had breached its constitutional rights to fair hearing, freedom against discrimination and freedom of expression.

The station added that it did not breach any code on May 25 as quoted by the NBC in the letter where its suspension was announced.

The management of the station also claimed that the fine imposed on it by the NBC did not follow the laid down procedure provided in the commission‘s code.



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