Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has dismissed an apology issued by Accra-based Media General to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia regarding a contentious social media post about nurses' trainee allowances.
Media General recently retracted the post and issued an apology on X, emphasising its commitment to journalistic integrity.
“We refer to a publication by satirist ‘Tilapia da Cartoonist’ on the issue of nurses' trainee allowances. We retract and apologise for the depiction of the NPP flagbearer in the said publication or any related unsavoury comments made on any of our platforms in recent times.
“As a responsible media organisation, we value fairness, accuracy, and respect in our reporting and content creation,” the apology read.
However, Ahiagbah reacted to the apology, describing it as insincere and accused Media General of working with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to propagate falsehoods against Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
"The apology from Media General's management does not seem sincere. The management approved the publication on June 19, 2024, knowing that it was false, but they went ahead and published it to promote a known NDC propaganda about the Vice President.
“It is clear that they are working together, and we can see it," Ahiagbah's post stated.
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The NDC stepped down in 2016 after Mahama was accused of corruption, and incompetence, they didn't accuse the media of the NPP of anything, but today, since the NPP's widespread corruption and incompetence have forced the government's back against the wall, Ghanaians shouldn't listen to what someone I know who has never made any sensible statement in his life is saying.