[ 2016-11-12 ]

NPP unhappy with media blackout in Eastern Region
Acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic
Party (NPP) says the National Democratic Congress
(NDC) has bought prime time on some major radio
stations and is preventing the opposition party
from contributing to political discussions on
those stations.

Citing radio stations in the Eastern Region,
Freddie Blay, said the air time for political
discussions on Eastern, Emak and Obuoba FM have
been bought by the governing NDC so NPP
communicators are not given the opportunity to
contribute.

According to Mr Blay, he is not against selling of
air time to any individual or groups but it is
unacceptable to sell air time on political talk
show programmes for only one party to peddle
propaganda and half truth against the opposition.


He claimed that the regular hosts of the political
talk shows on these radio stations have been asked
to step aside for figures like Bobie Ansah, Salifu
Maase, Alister Nelson among others to host the
programmes.

These hosts, he claims, discuss political issues
with members of the NDC only.
The former Deputy Speaker of Parliament said, the
initiative of the NDC to buy air time on these
stations and prevent the NPP from contributing to
political discussions on these stations is against
the canons of good journalistic practice.

He believes this is a strategy to misinform
residents of the Eastern Region ahead of the
December 7 election.

Mr. Blay is calling on managers of these stations
to rescind their decision and give the NPP an
equal opportunity to contribute to the political
discourse.

The acting National NPP Chairman made the
disclosure at a Press Conference in Koforidua
after he had a meeting with the constituency and
regional officers of the party.

He also expressed concern about the continuous
attacks on members of the NPP across the country
and indicated that the NPP will petition the IGP
on the matter.

He believes the NDC has realised that the NPP is
winning this year's election and has decided to
adopt exclusionary tactics.

Source - Joyfm

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