Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Mohammed Ibn Yakubu, came under fire on Monday, his second appearance before the Senate joint Committees on Finance and National Planning, Co-chaired by Senator Solomon Adeola (Finance) Senator, Olubunmi Adetumbi (Chairman Senate Committee on National Planning). The Senate had on Friday demanded the NTA management provide the joint committee with their books to ascertain their funding requirement and gaps if any and advise the Senate on funding for the state-owned television Authority in the 2021 fiscal year. The management of the NTA led by its Director-General, Mohammed Ibn Yakubu returned to the Senate without the relevant documents on its finances. In his reaction to the revelations the NTA DG, Senator Ayo Akinyelure condemned the attitude of the NTA management which he noted was improper. NTA is a separate entity, like any other, that N1.8b must be recovered from the Presidential task force on COVID-19.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 24, 2020 16:52 UTC