Emmanuel Osei Gyamfi, Director of Communications for the Movement for Change in the Ashanti Region, an apolitical group formed by Alan Kyerematen, has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for allegedly invading the studios of United Television (UTV) to disrupt live show.
Osei Gyamfi attributed the incident to the lack of leadership within the ruling party, which has resulted in members taking matters into their own hands.
During a recent episode of United ShowBiz, on UTV, a group of individuals allegedly affiliated with the NPP party forcefully entered the studio, causing a disturbance and expressing their concerns regarding the show’s politicization.
In a panel discussion on Oyerepa Breakfast Time chaired by Akua Asieduwaa, the director of communications pointed fingers at the NPP’s lack of leadership as the root cause of the UTV incident.
He stated that if the leadership of the party were effective, they would have handled the issues more appropriately instead of storming the television station’s premises the way they did.
“This should be an eye-opener for everybody that the NPP did not come to serve, neither did the NDC. None of these parties have service to the people at heart. What happened at UTV boils down to leadership, and we see that leadership is missing in the NPP. If there was any, the hierarchy would have been working,” he said.
According to Emmanuel Osei Gyamfi explained the role of the National Media Commission (NMC) to address concerns related to media outlets like UTV.
He noted that if the NPP felt dissatisfied with the production by the media house, as stated in its letter to the station, they should have addressed their concerns through the NMC.
“We have the National Media Commission (NMC); they should be writing the letter to the station and not the NPP. The NPP has no locus, or right to write a letter to UTV. If you feel aggrieved by the things happening on UTV, you write to National Media Commission. They gave license to UTV to operate, and it is their responsibility to monitor UTV to ensure that their operations do not violate anybody’s right.
“So, if the NPP had good leadership, they would have seen the need to write to the NMC, who would in turn write to the station. If the letter that was sent came from NMC, do you think A-Plus would have torn it live on air as he did to this one?” he asserted.
Source: oyerepafmolline.com
