Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the suspension of operating licence of Daar Communications Plc, operator of AIT and Ray Power.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, while delivering the order, mandated the Federal Government and NBC to appear before it to show cause why a revert to May 30, 2019 status quo ante bellum, sought by Daar Communications PLC should not be granted.
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, had, on Thursday, suspended the operating licence of Daar Communications PLC, operator of AIT and Ray Power over alleged breach of the NBC’s broadcasting code.
However, in an ex parte application, Daar Communications PLC, had, through its lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), on Thursday, asked the court to order the Commission to revert its ban.
Daar Communications PLC, in the suit against the NBC, the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, and the Attorney General of the Federation, Daar claimed that it did not breach any broadcast code.
It asked the court to grant its prayers in “restraining the defendants from blocking, jamming, stopping, removing from air and/or interfering with the air waves of the plaintiff/applicant (Daar Plc) in any way and manner however called from invading the premises of the plaintiff/applicant (Daar Plc) or closing down, viet armis, the said premises, its operations or broadcast services, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed along with this application”.
