The management of two FM stations operating in Kano, Wazobia and
Cool FM, has debunked allegations that the stations’ programmes were
breaching the codes of the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission.
On Friday, some disengaged staff of the stations alleged that the
company, which owned the two stations, was breaching both ethical
regulatory codes guiding its operation in Kano State.
The stations however said in a statement sent to ObinitonREPORTS on Saturday that the country’s broadcasting regulator would have sanctioned them if the contents of their programmes were against the laws of the country.
“On the NBC matter, we have been operating according to the code of
broadcasting, by our regulatory body, the NBC. If we had not, the NBC
would have come after us,” Onimisi Adaba, an official of the company,
said in the statement.
“They usually draw our attention whenever the need arises. We were
once shut down by the NBC because of a major breach by one of the staff
who was later asked to go.”
On the allegation of accommodating staff within the office complex as
alleged by the disgruntled ex-staffers, the company said the housing
facility was provided to ease the suffering of workers towards better
service delivery.
“On the accommodation, it is the company’s way of reducing the burden
on staff of all our stations across the country and every housed staff
has their individual apartment, en suite,” the company said.
The station however noted that some few staff were sacked, while
others voluntarily resigned from the company due to disregard for
contractual agreement.
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