The Price For Live Transmission Of AFCON Was High - Maku

Why We Couldn't Pay For Live Transmission Of AFCON 2013 – Maku


The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku on Monday said that Nigeria’s inability to broadcast live matches from the African Nations Cup was in the interest of sports development in the country.

Maku said this during an inspection of ongoing work at the Inland River Port in Oguta, Imo.

The minister, who apologised to Nigerians for the blackout on live matches of the tournament, said that the demand of the rights holder was highly exploitative.

According to Maku, “it is necessary for Nigeria to call their bluff because they were not willing to bring down the price despite efforts by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON)

“All efforts made by BON through the agent LC2 did not work. From eight million euros, they came to six million then 4.5 million Euro; so you can see that it is not a scientific charge, it is a kind of casino pricing.

“BON decided that this year, Nigeria should call the bluff of this agent and maybe next time the Confederation of African Football will be more sensitive when it comes to hiring of agents to vent the broadcasting rights of the African Nations Cup,” he said.

The minister said that Nigeria would no longer tolerate agents who would turn the country into a cash cow.

“Nigeria cannot be a cash cow for every agent to come and exploit. We have to call the bluff of people that want to abuse our generosity.

“We are making this collective sacrifice for a better future. We will work with BON to agree on a new formula for these prices and we will want to see that what we pay should not be different from any other African country.”

He said that broadcast stations would have ran at a loss because no telecommunications company would have advertised knowing that this year’s Nations Cup was sponsored by Orange, also a telecommunications company.

He said that the Federal Government had offered to augment the cost if BON could negotiate a fair price but the agents said they could not move from the price tag they were offering.

“BON advised government not to intervene.

“They said they will not want the government to use public money to any agent because it is not good to our country and the agent has not treated Nigeria fairly.”

He however assured that Nigerians would get a better deal in 2014.

Several efforts by BON to strike a deal with the right holders, LC2 did not yield any result. (NAN)

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Na dem sabi, no be †ђε̲ devillish counter attack by †ђε̲ burkinabes in †ђε̲ last minute that levelled †ђε̲ score that has sent a lot of hypertensive innocent nigerians back to intensive care unit ? Abeg it is better they are not showing †ђε̲ matches on local jor !

Ibaku wrote:

Na dem sabi, no be †ђε̲ devillish counter attack by †ђε̲ burkinabes in †ђε̲ last minute that levelled †ђε̲ score that has sent a lot of hypertensive innocent nigerians back to intensive care unit ? Abeg it is better they are not showing †ђε̲ matches on local jor !

u are right jor

Ibaku wrote:

Na dem sabi, no be †ђε̲ devillish counter attack by †ђε̲ burkinabes in †ђε̲ last minute that levelled †ђε̲ score that has sent a lot of hypertensive innocent nigerians back to intensive care unit ? Abeg it is better they are not showing †ђε̲ matches on local jor !

That is the True! Therefore i support...

What can they,if not rubish,i stop to wach super chicken macth since 1996.

First time we avoided wasting money unnecessarily.

Waheva

lc2 have learned a lesson nigeria is a corrupt nation

digiafrik wrote:

First time we avoided wasting money unnecessarily.

I hope they will now show us where the money budgeted for that purpose has been put for "safe keeping"

it is too bad

The best decision taken so far by Jonathan administration

Gmailer wrote:

The best decision taken so far by Jonathan administration

how ma frend, corruption is still deep seated!!!!

Barawo is deir best name, dm don know how much to share, 9ja nd money. Lol

good biz decision, super eagles sef no dey try, y waste the money

i like d decision infat is very very ok

The decision to request a higher fee from Nigeria is highly condemnable unfortunately the same people will go back and say Nigeria is curropt when they are the ones overbilling us.

for sure they are the ones

Lottodream wrote:

What can they,if not rubish,i stop to wach super chicken macth since 1996.

chicken indeed

How much is this money sef that the Federal Republic of Nigeria can't pay? Is it bigger than d individual money that an ordinary LG Chairman swindles? Or allowances given to dem Governor and oga Presido for travelling in dem private jet 4rm one state to another? Abeg make we hear word jare, they should be ashamed of themselves!

they charged 6million for naija and 1.5million for other countries

NAH WAH OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

007 wrote:

they charged 6million for naija and 1.5million for other countries

That was because Naija failed to pay when others were paying! Maybe they were waiting for the price to come down! Lol!

Dat s 9ja 4u, if nt 4 chinco dstv would hv cash our money dis time around.