Accra, Sept. 28, GNA – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Friday said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has led the use of indecent expressions on radio for the fifth consecutive period.
For the period, September 16 - 22, monitored affiliates of the NPP recorded 15 of the 24 indecent expressions. Nine of the indecent remarks attributed to the NPP were insulting and offensive, the MFWA stated in a statement signed by Professor Kwame Karikari and made available to the
Ghana News Agency in Accra.
The MFWA noted that as the electoral campaign activities gradually intensified, electoral programming and political debates/discussions were also on the rise and “this may be contributing to the rise in the use of indecorous expressions”.
According to the MFWA statistics, a total of 27 indecent expressions were recorded on eight radio stations. Three of them were rebroadcasts of indecent expressions on Accra-based Radio Gold, the only radio station that has been found to be replaying indecent remarks persistently.
The remaining 24 were made by officials or affiliates of four political parties - NPP, National Democratic Congress (NDC), National Democratic Party (NDP) and Independent People's Party (IPP).
The breakdown of the types of expressions made by affiliates of each of the four political parties and the frequency of indecent expressions registered by each of the political parties is presented below:
Table Political Party Affiliation by Expressions Used
Political Party Affiliation
Types of Expressions used
Insulting/ Offensive Comments
Unsubstantiated Allegations
Provocative Remarks
Divisive Comment
Total
NPP
9
4
2
0
15
NDC
1
2
1
1
5
NDP
2
1
0
0
3
IPP
0
1
0
0
1
Total
12
8
3
1
24
According to the MFWA statistics, three affiliates of the NPP were found to have made more than one indecent expression and so was the only member of the NDP who was cited for making indecent expressions in this week's report.
The names are: Mr. Richard Nuamah of the NPP three; Mr. Fredrick Tahiru of the NPP two; Mr. Attakorah Amaniampong, General Secretary of the NPP in Assin North Constituency two; Mr. Ernest Owusu Bempah of the NDP three.
Below are the names of the individuals who used indecent expressions, Insulting or Offensive remarks: Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John), General Secretary of the NPP – during Oman FM's National Agenda programme of September 20; and Mr. Fredrick Tahiru of the NPP – during North Star FM's Hot Issues programme of September 20.
Others are an NDC representative who was only introduced as Nuamah – during Ankobra FM's Breakfast Table programme of September 20; Mr Richard Nyamah, a member of the Young Patriots of the NPP made two during Angel FM's Platform programme of September 22; and an NPP supporter by name Anokye – during Angel FM's Platform programme of September 22.
Mr. Kofi Damoah of the NPP – during Oman FM's National Agenda programme of September 20; Mr. Adomako Baafi, a member of the NPP Communication Team – during Oman FM's Boiling Point programme of September 18; Mr. Ken Kuranchie, the Managing Editor of the Daily Searchlight newspaper; and a sympathizer of the NPP – during Oman FM's National Agenda programme of September 17.
Others were Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, a member of theNPPcommunication team – during Oman FM's Boiling Point programme of September 20; and Mr. Ernest Owusu Bempah of the NDP – made two remarks during Oman FM's National Agenda programme of September 20.
On unsubstantiated allegations, MFWA captured Mr. Fredrick Tahiru of the NPP – during North Star FM's Hot/Big Issues programme of September 20; Gyibilim, an NDC supporter – during Ankobra FM's Breakfast Table programme of September 20; and Mr. Richard Nyamah, a member of the Young Patriots of the NPP – during Angel FM's Platform programme of September 22, 2012. The host, Karikari Agyeman, took the programme off air.
Others are Mr. Attakorah Amaniampong, General Secretary of theNPP in Assin North Constituency – during Classic FM's Kokrokoo programme of September 20; Mr. Osei Richmond of the NDC – during Classic FM's Kokrokoo programme of September 18; Mr. Ernest Owusu Bempah of the NDP – during Oman FM's National Agenda programme of September 20.
The host, Mr. Fiifi Boafo, asked him to provide evidence, but Mr. Owusu Bempah rather said he was standing by his words.
The rest are Mr. Hopeson Adoye of the NPP – during Oman FM's Boiling Point programme of September 18; and Mr. Kofi Akpalu, Presidential Candidate of the IPP – during Angel FM's Platform programme of September 17.
On provocative remarks MFWA cited Mr. Issahaque Munawara of the NDC – during Radio Upper West's Common Course programme of September 17; Mr. Attakorah Amaniampong, General Secretary of the NPP in Assin North Constituency – during Classic FM's Kokrokoo programme of September 20; and Mr. Kojo Owusu of the NPP – during Classic FM's Kanawu programme of September 22.
The daily monitoring of electoral campaign language-use on radio is a project by the MFWA with funding from STAR-Ghana a multi- donor pooled funding mechanism (Funded by DFID, DANIDA, EU and USAID).
The exercise seeks to name and shame individuals and political activists who make indecent expressions on radio with the aim of contributing to peaceful, free and fair elections in December 2012.
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