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This morning, a well-known radio station in Accra plans to discuss PPP's exclusion from the IEA debates. Yet, it has refused to allow PPP a representative on a panel of four or more to engage in the discussion. What does this station and its owners and managers stand to lose if they allow us to tell our own story and sit there to debate the topic with others? This blatant attempt to promote a two-party state in Ghana will fail. Ghanaians are not buying it. People keep asking us why PPP has been consistently excluded from discussion programs at that station. Last night, producers at other radio stations have informed us about pressure from NDC bigwigs to remove our people from their discussion panels. Two TV stations have made sure our people are not invited to discussions and avoid mention of the name of PPP except when the story is negative. When our Flagbearer went to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and asked for a medical examination, some media companies chose to ignore Dr. Nduom's request and reported the answer of the Korle Bu CEO who confirmed the need for all presidential candidates to go for a medical examination. In fact, some political parties have resolved not to allow their presidential candidates to appear at any media encounter, debate etc. that involves our presidential candidate so that they are not made "small". We are not amused by this. Multi-party democracy is at risk in Ghana. We have forgotten how we went from a two-party state to a one party one in the 1960s. All Ghanaians must work and indeed have called upon by our national anthem to "...resist oppressors rule". When dissenting voices are silenced so will the voices of all of the people sooner or later. Our constitution is clear about Multi-party democracy. That is why there is a political parties law to guide the formation and operation of parties in Ghana. All must work to strengthen our multi-party democracy. We ask all PPP members and supporters to continue to take our message directly to the people. For us community to community, person to person campaign will work and indeed it is our grassroots penetration in certain constituencies across the country that is making so-called giants and their accomplices nervous. Let's continue to tell Ghanaians not to vote for those who have disappointed them in the 4th Republic. We wish to thank the radio and TV stations who have given us a platform to sell our excellent ideas and solutions directly to the people of Ghana. We have decided to participate in the parliamentary and presidential debates and platforms offered by these media houses even when others have refused to participate in them. We are grateful to GNAT, WILDAF, Ghana Employers Association, Peasant Farmers Association, Ghana Youth Forum and others who have given as opportunities to demonstrate how good we are. The people will speak for the PPP on 7th December. We are wide Awake! Kofi Asamoah-Siaw National Secretary, PPP