{"id":49018,"date":"2021-08-26T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=49018"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:27:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:27:42","slug":"ortom-nbc-summons-channels-tv-presenters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ortom-nbc-summons-channels-tv-presenters","title":{"rendered":"Ortom: NBC summons Channels Tv presenters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The National Broadcasting Commission has summoned Channels Tv reporters, Chamberlain Usor &amp; Kayode Okikiolu over an interview with Governor Samuel Ortom.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that on Thursday the broadcast station was queried for granting an interview to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>The NBC said it sanctioned Channels Tv due to \u201cinciting, divisive and unfair comments\u201d made by Governor Ortom during a programme, \u2018Sunrise Daily\u2019 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Ortom had during the interview, said that President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s way of handling insecurity in the country was disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>He also alleged that Buhari\u2019s agenda regarding cattle ranching was to \u201cfulanize Nigeria, but he is not the first Fulani president\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the incident, a source at Channels Tv told DAILY POST that the presenters were on their way to Abuja to honour an invitation by the NBC.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201dThey were invited because of the interview with Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. I don\u2019t have much details yet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Broadcasting Commission has summoned Channels Tv reporters, Chamberlain Usor &amp; Kayode Okikiolu over an interview with Governor Samuel Ortom. Recall that on Thursday the broadcast station was queried for granting an interview to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. 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