African Independent Television (AIT) owners received N10 billion
to produce and air negative documentaries on leaders of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), a SaharaReporters investigation shows.
SaharaReporters learnt that the Minister for Petroleum Affairs,
Diezani Allison-Madueke is bankrolling the documentary while the scripts
and voice overs are being prepared and cut with the help of the Nigeria
Television Authority and some Nollywood production companies and
working for President Jonathan's re-election.
As a result of the massive deal, AIT, which was in poor financial
shape that its principal owner, Raymond Dokpesi, had decided to sell it
to the banks to which the station owed several billions of Naira, is now
back in good standing. It has also become considerably bolder because
of the backing of Mrs. Allison-Madueke and other powerful government
officials behind the deal.
Investigation reveals that AIT receives N5 million each
time an episode of any of the documentaries is aired on their channels
in different Nigerian markets.
Apart from the cost of producing and airing the documentaries,
SaharaReporters found that a team of high-priced lawyers has also been
mobilized with about N3 billion to handle any legal threats that may
arise from the documentaries. Just last week, APC chieftain Bola Tinubu
sued AIT over the documentary on him.
SaharaReporters learned that the next in the series will focus on the
Vice Presidential candidate of the APC, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Our source, who didn't want to reveal the content, said the objective
of that show will be to “destroy” Prof. Osinbajo's position as a strong
moral leader in the Christian community.
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