I'm sharing this because people in the media should be
a little scared of what happened yesterday. If they can
do this to AIT, they can come for the rest of us. And
before you know it, we can no longer write what we
want. I hope it doesn't come to that. A lawyer shares his
opinion. Read below...
Maybe I should attempt to open our eyes just a
little to what is actually going on: 'Buhari bans
AIT from covering his activities'. This is nothing
for you to rejoice about that AIT sponsored hate
campaign and so it's a good response. No! It
isn't. It is just a true reflection of the 1984 hatred
for critics and the press. Indeed, you may
repackage a despot, but he is what he is.
I laugh when I remember his words at Chatham
house: "so I present to you, a former dictator and
a 'born-again' democrat'. Like really? Do you
realize that one Cardinal part of this democracy is
the freedom of the press? Perhaps he
understands the role of the media in bringing
down GEJ and maybe scared of same.
Let me take you back a little, do you know the APC
legislators, last year sponsored a bill to control the
press? to be specific, social media? Do you realize that
severally as a dictator, Mr. President-Elect called the
media, 'a distraction'.
What then is the lesson?
While I do not subscribe to ANY form of
unprofessionalism in the media, this is democracy, you
can sue for defamation, except of cos you think they are
saying the truth. Further you could prosecute for
sedition (that's what I'll do to Sahara reporters if I were
GEJ). You do not blacklist the media. It only starts with
AIT and then possibly it will spread to other channels.
Then we would have a 'controlled media'.
But then again, let this cloud that is gathered yield us
some fruits, 'cos the NextGeneration is patiently waiting
to kick all of you out. Just wait and see!
Gilbert Oladeinbo (Esq.)
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