6 members of staff of Jodaj Global Communications Limited, owners of a Jos-based radio station, Jay 101.9 FM, have been invited for questioning by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the presentation of some programmes.
The invitation, scheduled for Tuesday is said to have been arranged to deal with some issues bordering on current affairs as the 2023 general elections draw closer.
This was contained in a letter addressed to the chief executive officer of the media house, as per SaharaReporters.
According to the letter signed by Nari Rikoto on behalf of the NBC Zonal Coordinator, the workers called for questioning are Pedro Omobolaji, Ponsak Fanap, Humphry, Osama Akpononu, Opeyemi and Zoe Machunga.
The letter read, “The Management of the National Broadcasting Commission, Jos Zone wishes to invite the following Staff of your station to a meeting.
- Mr Pedro Omobolaji, Head of Station
- Mr Ponsak Fanap
- Mr Humphry
- Mr Osama Akpononu
- Mr Opeyemi
- Miss Zoe Machunga
“The meeting is scheduled as follows:
“Date: 2nd November, 2021
“Time: 2:00 pm Prompt
“NBC Zonal Office, 7 Yakubu Gowon Way, Jos, Plateau State.
“The meeting is to address some issues pertaining (to) presentation of programmes as well as other Current Affairs as we are approaching the 2023 General Elections.
“The Zonal Director will be glad to have you at the meeting.”
JayFM has been hit by the NBC in the past, during the lead up to the 2019 general elections.
The station was shut down for several months over alleged national security threat.
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