Showing solidarity to one another in times of adversity should be a feature of the media Industry, proprietors and practitioners alike.
This was the solidarity expressed on Tuesday when the board and management of Daar communications Plc led by its founder, Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, visited Television Continental over the recent massive destruction of its facilities by hoodlums.
Irrespective of who owns which and the competition therein, an injury to one media organization should be an injury to all. The recent unfortunate massive destruction of the broadcast facilities of Television Continental TVC and its Radio station Max FM attests to this fact.
Condemnations of this heinous attack by hoodlums have never ceased and still pouring in. And that’s not all, as there have also been several consolatory and solidarity visits to the organization.
The latest being this delegation from Daar Communications Plc, owners of AIT, Raypower, and Faaji FM, led by its founder, Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi.
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To Dokpesi, what has befallen TVC should be a source of pain and sorrow to media organizations in Nigeria.
Dokpesi canvassed societal protection for media houses and media workers. He said media houses must enjoy humanitarian law which protects members of the international red cross and buildings from attacks even during war.
Chairman, Daar Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, and the organization’s group managing director, Tony Akiotu, did not hide their feelings about the huge destruction of broadcast facilities of TVC and Max FM.
The chief executive officer, TVC Communications, Andrew Hanlon, while welcoming the DAAR delegation said the sad incident has sent TVC owners to the drawing board on how to relaunch and rebuild their destroyed facilities.
Before leaving TVC premises, Dokpesi accompanied by a strong management team was full of praises for the staff of TVC and Max FM for their undying spirit of dedication, loyalty and commitment which made it possible for the organisations to hit the airwaves 48 hours after experiencing the massive destruction of their broadcast facilities.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
