PDP Governor Shuts Down 2 Media Houses, Dismantles Mast
- The PDP Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has been accused of ordering the closure of AIT and Raypower FM in Port Harcourt
- It was alleged that the operation was carried out by some telecommunication engineers hired by the state government
- In a broadcast by the medium, the telecommunication engineers were accompanied by armed security men, and they destroyed the mast
Port Harcourt, Rivers - Siminalayi Fubara, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor of Rivers State, has ordered the closure of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM operations in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The development was disclosed on the website of the media organisation on Sunday, September 3, adding that the operation was carried out by some telecommunication engineers that the state government has contracted.
Source: Twitter
Contracted engineers order to close down AIT, Raypower FM
According to the report, the telecommunication engineers came to the company of armed security operatives.
A live broadcast on the television channel also reported that the alleged contractors disconnected the wave guard of the medium from the antenna on the mass while some riggers also dismantled it.
The report reads in part:
“Meanwhile, bulldozers were also deployed by the Rivers State Government to demolish the Transmitter Complex at the DAAR Communications PLC Broadcast Centre in Port Harcourt."
Why Fubara orders closure of AIT, Raypower
It further revealed that the organisation's management was surprised by the no-notice of the government's move under Fubara, adding that efforts were being made to resolve the crisis between it and the state government.
According to the report, some officials of the alleged contracted telecommunication engineers, the order for them to start the demolition on Sunday came from above, even with the heavy rain.
Earlier in March, the dispute between the state government and DAAR Communication PLC concerning the land on which The AIT/Raypower FM built its transmission station was reported.
"Rivers State is a Christian State": Rivers governor says
Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared that the state is a Christian state and it would be governed by Christian ethics and values.
Fubara said the state is in God's hand and that He is the foundation while promising to govern with the fear of God as well as stay strong with Christian values.
Recall that Fubara was the anointed candidate of former Governor Nyesom Wike, the leader of the G5 Governors of the PDP during the 2023 election.
Source: Legit.ng
