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Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 10:42pm On May 04, 2017
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

The Senate, on Thursday, restricted coverage of its proceedings to six television stations, making all the cameramen to boycott coverage of the plenary altogether.

The development came less than 24 hours after Senate President Bukola Saraki held a chat with journalists at the Senate to mark the World’s Press Freedom Day, where he assured the press of the freedom to carry out their responsibilities.



Thirteen television stations had been accredited to gain entry into the chamber to cover plenaries, but the coverage has now been restricted to six TV stations comprising the Africa Independent Television, Nigerian Television Authority, Channels Television, Silverbird Television, Television Continental and the in-house New Age.

The Senate Press Corps, however, protested against the restriction.

Chairman of the corps, Mr. Cosmas Ekpunobi, in a petition to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, urged the management of the National Assembly to rescind the decision.

The petition read in part, “The attention of the Senate Press Corps leadership has been drawn to a decision by the Senate bureaucracy to further reduce the number of television crews covering Senate plenary from 13 to six.

“The change came into operation today, precipitating the reported boycott by the cameramen today of all Senate proceedings.”

“Recall, sir, that we had a meeting on Wednesday with the Clerk of the Senate on the subject matter, during which he raised some issues and alleged misconduct by some of our colleagues.

“The leadership of the Senate Press Corps, however, accepted to call our erring members to order and to get back to the clerk for further action. We expected the clerk to also rescind his decision pending the outcome of our meeting with the cameramen today.

“We want to reiterate here that the Senate Press Corps leadership will never condone any unprofessional conduct by any of our members, even though we have been told that there are other cameramen covering the chamber who are not our registered members but are brought in by principal officers and other senators.

“We had since referred the said misconduct to our disciplinary committee for necessary action.”

Ekpunobi noted that the issue could still be resolved through dialogue.

He added, “We do not also want to subscribe to certain insinuations in some quarters that the new policy is another step to gag journalists covering the upper chamber, especially as the Senate President paid us a visit on Wednesday to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day.

“We have been repeatedly told that there is no parliament in the world where cameramen are allowed into the chamber. But we are also aware that such chambers, as mentioned, have functional central pool units where broadcast cameramen using latest television technologies such as Ultra High Definition cameras operate to deliver quality feeds.

“And until such equipment are installed with the requisite broadcast professionals to man them, we plead for a stay of execution.”

Ekpunobi, therefore, urged Abdullahi to prevail on the Senate bureaucracy and leadership to reverse the policy.

“In the meantime, we see the development as very unhealthy and a recipe for avoidable friction between the media as a professional body and the National Assembly,” he added.

http://punchng.com/breaking-senate-cuts-number-of-tv-stations-covering-plenaries/

Lalasticlala
Mynd44

Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 10:47pm On May 04, 2017
Haha! Senate! I don't expect you to take this step. I thought you will be transparent to us all.

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 10:53pm On May 04, 2017
ybalogs:
BE SINCERE, IF YOU WERE IN THIS SITUATION, WHAT WILL YOU DO??
A police officer stopped you, entered your car and demanded for your papers and after perusing, he said, "Oga! Your papers don expire.
You begged him but he won't let you go and after wasting an hour of your time, he insist you settle him with 2500. You pleaded that he should take 1,500 cos the exactly 2,500 is all you had. But he insisted on the 2,500 or you go to station. To avoid further delay, you gave him the 2,500 and he alighted from your car.
You zoomed offin anger and just about 5 minutes drive from the scene, a phone rang in your car. Behold, it was a "iPhone 7" seated gracefully on the passenger seat beside you.
You picked the call, lo & behold the harsh policeman said in a very sombre tone, "Oga, sori wen I sit inside ur car my fone don fall inside your car. Na me, the police man wey arrest you just now. Abeg help me return am".
What will be your response and your reaction?

Smiles. I get you right

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by ybalogs(m): 11:03pm On May 04, 2017
Doctuur:


Smiles. I get you right
Korrect!!! Very satisfactory smile. Yorubas call it "Erin ka" wicked smile. grin
Doctuur:


Smiles. I get you right
Korrect!!! Very satisfactory smile. Yorubas call it "Erin ka" wicked smile.

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by mykelmeezy: 2:29am On May 05, 2017
ybalogs:
BE SINCERE, IF YOU WERE IN THIS SITUATION, WHAT WILL YOU DO??
A police officer stopped you, entered your car and demanded for your papers and after perusing, he said, "Oga! Your papers don expire.
You begged him but he won't let you go and after wasting an hour of your time, he insist you settle him with 2500. You pleaded that he should take 1,500 cos the exactly 2,500 is all you had. But he insisted on the 2,500 or you go to station. To avoid further delay, you gave him the 2,500 and he alighted from your car.
You zoomed offin anger and just about 5 minutes drive from the scene, a phone rang in your car. Behold, it was a "iPhone 7" seated gracefully on the passenger seat beside you.
You picked the call, lo & behold the harsh policeman said in a very sombre tone, "Oga, sori wen I sit inside ur car my fone don fall inside your car. Na me, the police man wey arrest you just now. Abeg help me return am".
What will be your response and your reaction?




fantasy


no single nigerian policeman who does stop-and-harass can afford iphone 7 in this buhari era

its not a curse




back to the topic


its obvious the media allowed are those that have been compromised by the useless apc government

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Wantedmiller: 3:02am On May 05, 2017
justt that? Nigeria senators very useless

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Vicolan: 6:31am On May 05, 2017
So far channels TV and Ben Bruce is there no wahala.....They must reveal them all ooo

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Agimor(m): 6:57am On May 05, 2017
No TVC..... Channels is there because it's pro APC...

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by muyibaba222(m): 7:09am On May 05, 2017
so far TVC and Channels are there, no problem for me.

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Biggie225(m): 7:14am On May 05, 2017
chidoka for governor Anambra state
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 7:26am On May 05, 2017
muyibaba222:
so far TVC and Channels are there, no problem for me.
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by saintgp(m): 7:32am On May 05, 2017
Everybody just dey form boss/law on their own.
Ordinary plenary coverage,magu magu don start....smh.......change indeed.

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 7:55am On May 05, 2017
saintgp:
Everybody just dey form boss/law on their own.

Ordinary plenary coverage,magu magu don start....smh.......change indeed.
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 11:13am On May 05, 2017
Agimor:
No TVC..... Channels is there because it's pro APC...
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 9:34pm On May 06, 2017
Doctuur:
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

The Senate, on Thursday, restricted coverage of its proceedings to six television stations, making all the cameramen to boycott coverage of the plenary altogether.

The development came less than 24 hours after Senate President Bukola Saraki held a chat with journalists at the Senate to mark the World’s Press Freedom Day, where he assured the press of the freedom to carry out their responsibilities.



Thirteen television stations had been accredited to gain entry into the chamber to cover plenaries, but the coverage has now been restricted to six TV stations comprising the Africa Independent Television, Nigerian Television Authority, Channels Television, Silverbird Television, Television Continental and the in-house New Age.

The Senate Press Corps, however, protested against the restriction.

Chairman of the corps, Mr. Cosmas Ekpunobi, in a petition to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, urged the management of the National Assembly to rescind the decision.

The petition read in part, “The attention of the Senate Press Corps leadership has been drawn to a decision by the Senate bureaucracy to further reduce the number of television crews covering Senate plenary from 13 to six.

“The change came into operation today, precipitating the reported boycott by the cameramen today of all Senate proceedings.”

“Recall, sir, that we had a meeting on Wednesday with the Clerk of the Senate on the subject matter, during which he raised some issues and alleged misconduct by some of our colleagues.

“The leadership of the Senate Press Corps, however, accepted to call our erring members to order and to get back to the clerk for further action. We expected the clerk to also rescind his decision pending the outcome of our meeting with the cameramen today.

“We want to reiterate here that the Senate Press Corps leadership will never condone any unprofessional conduct by any of our members, even though we have been told that there are other cameramen covering the chamber who are not our registered members but are brought in by principal officers and other senators.

“We had since referred the said misconduct to our disciplinary committee for necessary action.”

Ekpunobi noted that the issue could still be resolved through dialogue.

He added, “We do not also want to subscribe to certain insinuations in some quarters that the new policy is another step to gag journalists covering the upper chamber, especially as the Senate President paid us a visit on Wednesday to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day.

“We have been repeatedly told that there is no parliament in the world where cameramen are allowed into the chamber. But we are also aware that such chambers, as mentioned, have functional central pool units where broadcast cameramen using latest television technologies such as Ultra High Definition cameras operate to deliver quality feeds.

“And until such equipment are installed with the requisite broadcast professionals to man them, we plead for a stay of execution.”

Ekpunobi, therefore, urged Abdullahi to prevail on the Senate bureaucracy and leadership to reverse the policy.

“In the meantime, we see the development as very unhealthy and a recipe for avoidable friction between the media as a professional body and the National Assembly,” he added.

http://punchng.com/breaking-senate-cuts-number-of-tv-stations-covering-plenaries/

Lalasticlala
Mynd44
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Dottore: 10:29pm On May 06, 2017
Misplaced priority
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by chuose2: 10:29pm On May 06, 2017
Dem wan pad budget in private tongue

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by LordVoldemort(m): 10:30pm On May 06, 2017
I know AIT and Sliverbird will make the cut.

Bunch of jokers

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by cr7rooney10(m): 10:30pm On May 06, 2017
House of thieves and thugs

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Thisis2raw(m): 10:32pm On May 06, 2017
Can any thing good come out of that house

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Victornezzar: 10:33pm On May 06, 2017
Dottore:
Misplaced priority
oga it's not just 1 person grin
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Arsenalholic1: 10:34pm On May 06, 2017
The day when the masses arise and beat hell out of these polithiefians draws ever closer...

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by naijafengist: 10:34pm On May 06, 2017
Is this the bone of contention? Instead of them to find a way out of recession. See photos from Banky W and Adesua Etomi wedding introduction
http://www.updatesflow.tk/2017/05/see-amazing-photos-from-banky-w-and.html
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by Nobody: 10:34pm On May 06, 2017
how dis one take affect the price of garri and kulikuli?? Me lookin dem like.. Gbenu e soun jawe

Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by prela(f): 10:36pm On May 06, 2017
Please what's plenaries anyone
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by davodyguy: 10:49pm On May 06, 2017
Agimor:
No TVC..... Channels is there because it's pro APC...

TVC is there

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by enemyofprogress: 10:50pm On May 06, 2017
What criteria did they use in selecting the TV stations? We just like causing unnecessary problems in this country

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Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by davodyguy: 10:50pm On May 06, 2017
LordVoldemort:
I know AIT and Sliverbird will make the cut.

Bunch of jokers

PDP media
Re: Senate Slashes Number Of TV Stations Covering Plenaries by davodyguy: 10:51pm On May 06, 2017
muyibaba222:
so far TVC and Channels are there, no problem for me.
Pro APC media

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