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Plans to smear NBC DG Ishaq Modibbo Kawu uncovered

Plans to smear the soaring image of the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mallam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu has been leaked

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Malam Ishaq Modibbo-Kawu was suspended as NBC DG over N2.5 billion fraud
Mallam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, Director General 
National Broadcasting Commission
Mallam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, Director General 
National Broadcasting Commission

Plans to smear the soaring image of the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mallam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu whose profile has risen on account of his role in ensuring the smooth transition from analogue to digital broadcasting in Nigeria.

In the said fake news being circulated, it was alleged that the NBC boss recommended a private company, Pinnacle Communications Ltd to the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed for the release of money.

Contrary to this, Pinnacle Communications Ltd won in a bid conducted by the then Emeka Mba led NBC and the said money was approved by the Presidency and not D-G of NBC.

Investigations revealed that the Presidency had in 2016 released N10billion to the Ministry of Information and culture for the digital switch over programme which entails migration of telephone lines from analogue to digital platform and a White paper was issued directing that the process be specifically handled by two companies, Pinnacle and ITS, an affiliate of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) won the bid to handle the process.

Monies were released to these two companies by the Ministry of Information on orders of the presidency after jobs were carried out.

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An insider, who spoke on conditions of anonymity, said Pinnacle has not done anything wrong. He stressed that the news was fake and promoted by an aggrieved rival company “The story is fake. It is fake news” he said.

It would be recalled that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo commissioned the Abuja project while that of the Kaduna was done by the Governor Nasir el-Rufai.

Some section of the media had reported that the current Director General of the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mallam Modibbo Kawu, alongside Pinnacle had embezzled a sum N2.5b.

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The story said Pinnacle also was not qualified to handle the switch over project spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Information.

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