Controversial Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini has bemoaned the lack of support for the erstwhile administration on the part of the media on their fight against galamsey.
Alhassan Suhuyini who also doubles as a media man formerly with Radio Gold says his colleagues in the media declined several request to support Former President Mahama’s efforts at fighting galamsey.
He added that during the previous administration, the media busied itself with petty issues and were more interested in hyping the flaws of the Former President and his administration than contributing to the galamsey fight.
“I know media men and I am comfortable to refer to them as colleagues who in the past said when their support was needed to champion national courses that it was not their business, and that a government was elected to carry out reforms that will change the lives of the people and the country for better and that is why it has PRs and Communication officers and Ministers to do the job of rallying people together for national courses and it wasn’t their business to say anything positive about the government and these are senior journalist that some of us in the profession looked up to”
“...they were of the view that people were paid to do such activities and they were to hold the government accountable and put it on its toes. Today, i see them championning this course and I smile even as I admire the fight but I smile, I smile at that hypocrisy, I smile at their disception and disdain that they show other political parties when they are in power and forget about the nationhood that we should protect at every time.”
Suhuyini explained, this behaviour was hypocritical and a big lesson to the party should it return to power someday.
He found it hard to belief that barely 3 months after the swearing in of President Akufo-Addo, the media seems to be active in mobilizing the citizens in the fight against this canker.
This attitude he believes, gives the impression that the media contributed to the success of President Akufo-Addo in the December 2016 polls and were willing to go any length to ensure his government succeeds.
“And perhaps when we have another opportunity one day they will not be able to deceive us. Galamsey has always being with us, many people have put in a lot of effort to curb it. The former President and his government did their bid but what level of support did we give it? Is it because it wasn’t our favourite party in power? Did we forget we were Ghanaian?”
On Tuesday, a media coalition against illegal mining comprising Graphic Communications Group Limited, the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), the Ghanaian Times, the Ghana Journalists Association, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, the Christian Council and PRIMPAG was launched to further strengthen the war against the menace.
This includes many other measures that other media organisations and Civil Society Organisations have initiated to put pressure on the government to take immediate and necessary action against the activities of illegal miners.
The call gained grounds after it was revealed that Ghana is at risk of importing water because of the effects of illegal miners.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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true, all they did was criticize government. today they are getting MPs to sign petitions against galamsey. we see them all
Hon Suhu...Did Radio Gold or Montie FM or Ghana Lens champion the fight against Galamsey?
Shut your dirty mouth. You think everybody worships ***barred word*** and clueless presidents like you do in return for support to win parliamentary slit and forget your constituents. You are as raw as cocoyam , a disgrace to your alma matter. Infact, infants like you should be grazing cattle in the north by now. This ndc imposition is why is killing the party. Are you correct at all?
Massa the corruption and the dumsor overshadowed the galamsey even though it was there.Let things work out correctly in this country and we will start to concentrate on the things that has never crossed your mind.like a police car been within 10 sq km,houses having gutters and pavement which does not obstruct pedestrian travel,all containers infront of houses will go,inclusion of bicycle lanes, amount of water used to flush the tiolet each time u flush some toilet bowel design will no longer be accepted since they waste water.etc
this suhuyini guy is he normal at all? when will u release that u are mp so you will talk sense for once? when you were at radio gold was blood not flowing through brain? u spent all ur tym insult and lying against man u can never ever compare urself to. what do u expect? anaa w'gyimi?
This Suhuyini man,when will he cease licking his festering wounds? With such disrespectful and extremely arrogant men at the forefront of NDC communication, how could people have offered to help his govt out? He better stop complaining, it won't get him anywhere.
I dont think you are listening to yourself. Continue in your folly. If you had done right, you would have been helped. You only engaged in self destruction at that your radio gold. Now you are crying
Some one tell this man to be real, stop his propaganda and behave well. His end is likely not to be good if he continues this way.
As for this "thing" the least said about him the better. When he was spewing thrash and invectives at honorable men, did he realized that he had the opportunity to use his platform to fight against galamsey?? when you went insulting and lying without basis on your shows you expected other people to fight for you? NO! they exposed your lies and deceit. the results is what was given your party on the 07/12/2016. Unfortunately you seem to have a thick skull, see your former party colleague who was the ranking member for the public accounts committee, and am sure a few lessons will not be out of place. A word to the wise..
If this is your thinking as a member of parliament then your constituents have a long way to go. What did you use your time at radio gold for? It was always about Nana this, Nana that. You forgot your party was in power so you were rather spewing lies about this man which made him more popular. Masa let us think.