The acting National Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddy Blay, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deliberately blacking out minority political parties in the media particularly in the Eastern Region in a bid to keep the vulnerable majority of people in the dark and spread falsehood and propaganda in the region.
According to him, the NDC has succeeded in buying prime time from morning to evening for a week on some major radio stations in the region to spread their propaganda and lies against the NPP and its flag bearer, Nana Akufo-Addo.
Addressing a news conference at Koforidua in the Eastern Region, Mr Blay recalled that on Wednesday 9 October, members of the NPP communication team were denied the opportunity to appear on political talk shows on some radio stations in the region.
He explained that the move by managers of these radio stations to sell their prime time to the NDC to spread falsehood was unacceptable, unethical, and an affront to the very regulations governing their operations.
According to him, the NPP was not against the sale of air time to political parties but was opposed to major radio stations selling all their air time from morning to evening for an entire week to the NDC with the aim of denying other political parties, especially the NPP, the opportunity to let the public know the truth.
Mr Blay indicated that the canon of good journalistic practice demanded fairness, objectivity, neutrality, and honesty, hence the NPP expected the radio stations to exhibit professionalism and work by nationalistic principles rather than financial gains.
Among the radio stations he alleged the NDC had bought air time to prevent members of the NPP from participating in their programmes were Eastern FM, Emak FM, and Kingdom FM, all in Koforidua, and Obuoba FM at Nkawkaw.
Source: Class FM
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I have a problem with NPP campaign, there are no real strategy except funfairs. They have to be more creative by making real promises to the voters such as inducements. Ghanaian voters mostly are bought, Most of them do not turn up at rallies. They know whosoever get there just line up his pocket and forget about them -the electorates after the election. So he or she wants hi/her share now or immediately after the election. This is where NDC are at their best in election engineering just like Trump. An idea they (NDC) are promising 30000gha for each district that they win the majority of the votes for them i.e if they win there. I think That is fantastic
linten to the first comment and the rest of John Mahama followers. like fada like followers, only insult they know. no wonder ( ***barred word*** Biara ebewua.......) My NPP family, do not worry about all the insult. am even glad that with their first comment my boss who is an NDC member just confess that he cant continue with such members
NPP QUASEAFUO PARTY. NPP JIMIFUO KUO
Nothing will change,the people have made up their minds already and will never vote for the ndc. It will interest you to know they don't even listen to those radios but Omanfm. You can say whatever but New Juaben will never fall for the ndc. That st*pid Oyoko hene who is a member of the us*less council of state and Tawia Boateng can send radio Gold and montie to Koforidua throughout the year they will still vote for Nana. Aaah how can they vote for paupers turned rich men just because of ndc? They are not fo*ls and are not buying to what they doing in that region.The only thing they know is ndc is full of vag*bonds ,thi*ves,incompetent and violent people,all they know is they are facing hardship, all they know is they are suffering under ndc ,allll they know is unemployment is high under ndc , all they know is they can't pay their children's school fees not what they are talking about Nana. I wish the Akyems can gather the courage to storm the radio stations and give those guys heavy beatings. You need to show to them they can't mess with the Eastern region.
KWASIAPANI FREDY Blay, who stops you from going to buy airtime this week to air your political agenda, we have the whole of the days after this week to go and buy all air time in Koforidua, you can even buy all the radio stations in Eastern region, who cares.
According to information intercepted by the Russians Hackers, foreign fighers have left Amstedam to La Coide Ivior the Assy Area. The will move in case the NDC ***barred word*** about. BT -...-
Eh wei su ye asem? Who is stopping you from buying the same thing that the NDC is buying? Freddie Blay is even benefitting from the NDC because the NDC advertises in his paper, The Daily Guide. Hypocrite. This Freddie Blay man stole the little money that the NPP has in its bank account.
Let them go on and on and on with WICKED MONTIE GUYS & FAKE JOURNALIST LIKE BOBIE. We made up our minds already. CHANGE IS COMING!
NPP should check the various hotels in the towns and villages. NDC will book all these hotels with nobody staying in them. The motive is to deny NPP people to patronize these hotels in order to have easy access to the polling stations in the villages. Watch out!!!!
They are fo*ls to be bought for hardship.what has ndc got to better the lives of the people?so if you do this and the people still crying for change vote for the NPP will you still operate or you will follow the ndc to opposition? These radio stations should know nothing will save the ndc and you are fo*ls to allow these people to use you for their own agenda. Ghanaians in nature are ungrateful,had it not been Nana Akufo Addo what a heck will ndc allow you to operate? The first private radio station in Ghana the 'RADIO EYE' was banned and the equipment destroyed it was due to the courage of this brave man you fo*ls in the Eastern region have allowed John mahama and his ndc to disgrace who fought for the establishment and freedom of the media,this same man cancelled the liable law which was sending you idi*ts to prison during ndc regimes and you have allowed some fo*ls who are equally ungrateful to people who brought them to lime light to buy you to do their dirty bidding. I tell you it will not wash and abaa y3de bo Takyi no y3de b3bo Baah. When you are paid back in your own coin don't cry witch hunting.Unfortunately people are getting more agitated by your ndc commercials which even some people turn off their radios,this shows how they hate and don't want to hear anything ndc. Tawia Boateng can't dictate to the Eastern region like he owns it,he is nothing but because ndc is for fo*ls he think he is somebody they will lose and lose big time,eyeing New Juaben south and nouth will never work for them and his home town Kwahu will never go for hardship,he shouldn't try his st*pidity in Akwapim and Akyem because they are well prepared. NDC has expired and even the founder has no hope in that party. Tawia Boateng wani s3 dea yahu woto.