The Minister of Information and Cuture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the accusation on Friday in Lagos when he appeared on a TV Continental programme: “This Morning,” monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria.
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The minister stated this on Saturday in Lagos when he led heads of agencies in his ministry to commiserate with the management and staff of the two media houses.
Tinubu made his position known on Wednesday in a statement by his spokesman, Tunde Rahman
“Even if the sacked staff officially belong to our union or not, the union would still stand for them.’’
A statement signed by the commission’s Director/Head, Public Affairs, Alhaji Awwalu Salihu, in Abuja, said the contraventions included breaches of the rules on the broadcast of sponsored campaign materials