MURIC CONGRATULATES TVC ON OPENING OF NEW LOCATION

 

9^th January, 2025

PRESS RELEASE:

MURIC CONGRATULATES TVC ON OPENING OF NEW LOCATION

  

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has congratulated Television Continental (TVC) on its opening of a new location at Eko Atlantic City four years after the #EndSARS protesters attacked the television station. The group described destroyers as agents of the devil who have now been put to shame.

This was contained in a press statement issued on Thursday, 9^th January, 2025 by the Executive Director of the group, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

The statement reads:

“Television Continental (TVC), one of the leading media houses in Nigeria opened its new location at Eko Atlantic City on Monday, 6^th January, 2025, four years after #EndSARS protesters attacked the television station.

“It will be recalled that the headquarters of the media house located at Ketu-Ikosi, Lagos, was burned down in a premeditated attack by hoodlums on 21^st October, 2020 during a live programme (https://dailytrust.com/breaking-tvc-on-fire/). Once again, we reiterate our condemnation of the attack on TVC. It was heinous, horrendous and preposterous.

“Today, we stand on the threshold of history to rejoice with and congratulate TVC as it opens its new location at Eko Atlantic City. This new location includes state-of-the-art digital studios which are considered the largest and most advanced in sub-Saharan Africa.  

 It is indeed the actualization of the adage that says the king’s house that burns has only added more beauty to the structure. At this juncture, we pay tribute to the men and women journalists, both management and staff of TVC, who have worked assiduously to put agents of the devil to shame. We give special kudos to the courageous, visionary and dynamic TVC management.

“As advocates of dialogue and friends of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, we condemn all acts of violence and coercion perpetrated against journalists and media houses. We join the Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) in condemning the detention, harassment and attacks on several Nigerian journalists in the line of duty.  

“MURIC advises violent-prone youths to think twice before looting or burning properties. Media houses in particular are monuments of liberty and mementos of our hard-won democracy. They are sacred souvenirs of our freedom. They deserve respect in times of crisis.

“Those who attack media houses are therefore, more often than not, nay-sayers, authors of negativity, rebellious subjects, enemies of truth, antagonists of progress and die-hard advocatus diaboli.

“We charge Nigerians to reject destroyers. We must declare merchants of violence persona non grata in our lives. That does not mean that we must kowtow to all poohpooh from the system. We can still register our grievances with civility, adopting decorum and electing dialogue.

“Once again, MURIC congratulates TVC and commends the resilience of both management and staff. The opening of this new location is light at the end of the tunnel. It is victory of righteousness over evil.”

#TVCEkoAtlanticCity

#CongratulationsTVC

 

Professor Ishaq Akintola, 

Founder/Executive Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)