Information Minister Threatens To Withdraw Idle Media Licenses Idle radio and television licensees that are not on air risk their licenses being withdrawn, Hon Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the minister for Information and Broadcasting has warned. 13 September 2011 Information Minister Threatens To Withdraw Idle Media Licenses Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin the Minister for Information and Broadcasting [File Photo]
JUBA, 13 September 2011 – Idle radio and television licensees that are not on air risk their licenses being withdrawn, Hon Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the minister for Information and Broadcasting has warned. “The licenses are issued for you to operate and if you are only carrying them in your briefcases to show that you have a broadcasting station, there is no reason why we should not withdraw them”, said Dr Marial. He explained that there are so many media houses knocking at the ministry’s doors for licenses and they can’t get some of the frequencies because they have been taken by companies which are non-functional. The minister issued this warning yesterday during a meeting at the ministry headquarters while addressing operational issues with the top ministry officers. Dr. Marial asked the Director of Public Information in the ministry Mr. Paul Jacob Kumbo to write to the managers of all these “stations” to explain why they remain idle. On other matters, the minister urged every South Sudanese citizen to work hard in developing Africa’s youngest nation. “We will have nobody to blame for our lack of development this time round. It’s our collective responsibility to work hard so as to realize the aspirations of our people,” said Dr. Marial. He called on all the officials not to magnify the challenges but face them head-on to deliver services. “The challenges are the reasons we are appointed to our various position; the appointing authorities have confidence in you in relation to problem solving,” he emphasized. Posted in: Home, Media News Comments RSS comment feed There are currently no comments, be the first to post one. Add Comment -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
