NBC shuts Ekiti Broadcast Service over illegal announcement of election results

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered the immediate closure of Ekiti Broadcast Service.

This was announced in a statement issued on Saturday night, as the station was indicted for breaching provisions of the broadcasting code.

Governor Ayodele Fayose, governor of the state, appearing on the station before it was shut had spoken on a programme of the service while collation of results were ongoing, where he said Kolapo Olusola, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the governorship election, accusing securities of bias.

However, NBC condemning the action of the station, wondered why it allowed the governor declare results of the election when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had not announced it.

“The commission has taken the decision to curb the continued breach of the Electoral Act and the Broadcasting Code on Political Broadcast,” NBC said in a statement.

“The commission is particularly irked by the unauthorised declaration of results by the state governor in the state BRoadcast station.

“This is after he went in air to make malicious and unsubstantiated comments against INEC, the Police and the SSS. The station will remain shut down until further notice.”