Wike Replies Channels TV …..Says ‘You Only Paid For CofO Not For Land’+ Video
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT has reacted to the Channels Television’s rebuttal that it paid for the land allocated to it at Guzape, Abuja where its headquarters is presently located.
Clarifying the issues on Thursday in Abuja, Wike said ” you only paid for Certificate of Occupancy, not for the land, adding that FCT don’t sell land.”
“Media organizations are not set up for charity, they are for business.
“Reason they do adverts and collect money. Apart from payments for adverts and Live Coverage, there are Commercial News on which money are paid.
“This is how they make money to fund their operations and pay staff salaries. Why then should we hide this obvious fact?
“So if government allocated land (not sell, because in the FCT, government don’t sell lands) to a media organization to build structures where it run its business, is the organization not making money from the land?
“Also, if allocation of land to you is right, why should it be wrong when others get?”
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