Brekete Family: NGIJ Appeals to Nigerians To Pardon Ordinary Ahmad
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has appealed to all Nigerians and constituted authorities to pardon the popular Berekete family show icon, Ordinary Ahmad Isah.
Isah, who is the Founder/CEO of Human Rights Radio, Television and President of Brekete Family reality show popularly known for helping human rights abuse victims, was caught in a viral video slapping a lady he was interviewing on Brekete family show in the Human Rights Radio premises, leading to public uproar and calls for sanctions.
In a statement released in Abuja and jointly signed by NGIJ President, Ayoyemi Mojoyinola and General Secretary, Abdulrahman Aliagan respectively, the investigative journalists guild appealed to the Nigerian authorities and general public to show mercy as the accused person has been an excellent icon for upholding human rights.
“It is human to err and nobody is above mistake; the popular presenter and human rights activist has been remorseful and publicly apologised for his errors to the regulatory authorities, international community, Nigerians home and abroad, as well as ordinary Nigerians he stood for.”
Against this background, “We join the Ordinary President, Mr. Ahmad Isah and others to apologise and plead for mercy and leniency from the concerned authorities, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) International community, Nigerians at home and in diaspora to please forgive his mistake as his antecedents have been excellent and worthy of emulation. He has indeed been a role model to many and should be given another chance to make it right.”
“It is instructive to note that, Ordinary Ahmad is a human being, a passionate father for that matter; he was simply overwhelmed emotionally as his action was not deliberate or a calculated attempt to breach the rules and ethics of Journalism. He himself is a respecter of law and order, an advocate of a just society and a celebrated human rights icon.
“As a pro-African journalist, liberator, right activist and humorist, Ordinary Ahmad has for long lived and risked his life for people making the name Ordinary Ahmad a reputable one in the global media space.
“Apart from sustaining interventionist human rights media platforms, Ordinary Ahmad has used same platforms as sources of employment generation where skills and vocational programmes are made accessible for young Nigerians.
“With this, millions of Nigerians have become self-employed as well as employing people through Brekete Family Academy.”
The statement Continued: “The man Ordinary Ahmad through Brekete family has dedicated his energy, resources and time to the course of humanity and humanitarian work, making himself continuously available to serve as voice to the voiceless as well as hope to the hopeless, using the power of media to shape and reshape the society for good.
“He employs media instrument to put government agencies, corporate organisations and individual on their toes to do right thing.
“For his unrepentant spirit, so many cases have been instituted against Human Rights Radio, Brekete family and his person in several Nigeria’s courts, Ordinary Ahmad is indebted to the tune of Millions of Naira in several government and private Hospitals in Nigeria.
“Through the Brekete family, he has succeeded in giving lives to so many Nigerians suffering from one ailment or the other ranging from kidney treatment and transplanting, sight recovery, child delivery and other unthinkable health issue involving surgical operations, to the glory of God and his philanthropic gestures, hopes and joys have been restored in several homes from far and near, without racial, ethnic or religious discriminations.
“Owing to administrative injustice, oppression and humiliation several civil and public servants, private workers, pensioners in Police, Nigeria Army up to local government workers to teachers, Ordinary Ahmad had used his Human Rights activism through Brekete family to right so many wrongs done to Nigerians and foreigners.
“To this end, we strongly believe that his apology and that of several Nigerians at home and abroad would be accepted to allow him to continue doing the good work he has been doing for the nation and humanity.”