APC, Buhari paid AIT over N800million for live coverage, Presidential Campaign Jingles and adverts

APC Governorship candidates paid AIT over N1.7billion for campaign adverts etc

Investigations by Scan-News have revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari and APC, his political party paid African Independent Television, AIT, well over N800million for APC Presidential Campaign live coverage and Presidential Campaign jingles.

The Investigations further revealed that the said amount also covered campaign adverts, documentaries and special television appearances by APC officials .

Sources close to the management of DAAR Communications Plc owners of the AIT noted that the funds expended by the APC Presidential campaign would have been over a billion naira, but for the discount granted Garba Shehu who was then the Director of Media.

On live coverage of Presidential Campaign in 36 States alone, the source informed that APC and Buhari were expected to pay N432million at N12million per live coverage. They however, paid N360m after they received discount.

They also paid another N150m for live coverage of zonal town hall meetings and separate engagements by Buhari and Osinbajo. The rest of the payments were made for recurring adverts, jingles and commercial political news items.

The governorship candidates of the party in all 36 States of the Federation paid AIT over N1.7billion in live coverage and political adverts /reports. Majority of the APC candidates retained AIT all through the duration of the election.

AIT is the only station that airs political adverts from both PDP and APC. Channels Television is retained mainly by APC.

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