General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has reiterated that the opposition party will not be part of Peace FM’s Morning Show ‘Kokrokoo’ until their demands are met.
According to him, the NDC has had an 8-month running battle with the show's production team on the need to dispense with the services of the party's former Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs, as their representative on the show, since the latter has ceased serving their interest; but with no success.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, Asiedu Nketia maintained that the current situation with Allotey Jacobs still representing the opposition NDC does not favour their cause, hence their call for the panel restructuring.
“We have had lengthy conversations with management of the station about Allotey Jacobs when we observed that his commentaries and conduct on the morning show do not favour the NDC.
“The arrangement with the Peace FM morning show production team is that NDC has two representatives on Wednesdays as against one rep from the NPP and one neutral person and then on Fridays the NPP will have their two reps against one rep from the NDC and also a neutral person to grace to program, but we have realised that Allotey Jacobs does not represent the interest of the NDC anymore whenever he appears on the show on Wednesdays and we wanted some changes in order to complement this longstanding procedure we have all complied with,” he explained.
Comparing the scenario with a football team, General Mosquito as popularly called said, it is unheard of to see a referee insist on choosing a player for a particular team in a major contest.
“It is the coach's responsibility to pick his own team; I have never seen anywhere in a football match where the referee will select players for a particular team. As a referee, you are supposed to stay neutral," he added.
He averred that the host of Peace FM’s Morning Show has the power to refuse to work with any NDC member who comes on the show to misbehave, but added that the host cannot select anyone to represent the party on the show.
“As master of your program, if we send someone to your show and the person misbehaves, you complain to us that you cannot work with that individual, following which we will then replace that person. But you cannot just take a cursory look around, settle on one particular person, and insist that he or she must definitely appear on your show, simply because you don’t have that power.
“We want to do away with the services of Allotey Jacobs because he does not represent NDC and replace him with another person so that there can be two NDC members on the show and so if the host insists that Allotey is the one he wants on the show, he should be there as a social commentator and then give the NDC two slots on the show. We don’t care if Allotey will be on the show alongside the two NDC members," he charged
Sounding proverbial, the NDC Chief Scribe added "there is no way we will allow someone to force down our throat, a food we detest or allergic to."
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Who care if ndc is not on Peacefm? Oh man what a leadership crisis that has hit the INCOMPETENT PARTY. Well for me I have said we are no more going to fly on AIRBUS through DUMSO to IMF and land us on WOYOMEY’S backyard. I know there could be a FORD EXPEDITION to take us by land but we would have preferred a BUS BRANDING driven by ATIVOR in the middle of BERKO POWER BRIBERY CRISIS so I decree like the Jews said NEVER AGAIN TO NDC. NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
Safa Kayi has become very amusing. I am unfortunately losing all the journalists I used to admire so much. Kwaku Baako, Sefa Kayi, Kwesi Prat, Egbert Faible jnr. Politics has corrupted all of them and they can no longer think beyond their pockets. That's certainly not good for the future of the country. The few left that can give us a glimmer of hope are being hounded. The Manases, Ahmed Suales and Anases. Tyrani is creeping upon us . Press and political tyrany. But press tyrani is what is most disturbing. How can a journalists or radio host determine who represents an institution on a show ? You ask the Bank of Ghana to send their messenger to discuss monetary policy ? Aba Sefa Kayi, how powerful have you become ?
This is Ghana where everyone is either NPP or NDC. there isn't a neutral person whatsoever. Sefa Kayi, You should leave NDC to do their own thing while you also concentrate on your program. Mosquito has spoken sense, I dont know the issue Sefa Kayi has on this.
Say NO to election 2020, human life is more precious than elections. If over 550 out of 1,300 people have contacted the disease from one factory, imagine what is going to happen when political parties start with their rented rallies where they bus people from towns and villages to converge at a venue. #Supreme Court SAVE innocent Ghanaians now#
Mr. Mosquito, so also you cannot tell him what to do or bring on his show. After all who is going to be the loser. The end justify the means. Wait! you come begging to let you come or feature on his show one one day. Remember Kokrokoo is a bigger platform to sell your party. Award winning program! onaapo!!
NDC should advise its communicators especially Sammy Gyemfi to stop attacking and vilifying Safa Kai.
The NDC's confusion and delusion have taken them to Peace FM. Their huge investment share in the establishment of Peace FM has made them part owners of the station, so they are demanding that their will should be done. I'll be disappointed if Peace FM should bow to their ridiculous demands. The NDC has been pampered for far too long. Their exclusion on the show has even made it more appealing. To H*E*L*L with this NDC nonsenseeeeeeee!
Sefa kayi is the problem problem. Allotey Jacobs's coments serve his interest and that of the NPP and so he Sefa kayi is happy to keep him. He Sefa kayi suddenly becoming too puffed up because he gets paid well by Despite. He has made himself a demigod on radio. It's time he moved on to establish his own station and leave the space for others too to shine. Sefa Kay should establish his own biz too.
u want sefa kai to be like randy abbey right ? where he is host and NDC panelist at the same time
I think as a referee, it is not his duty to select who should play for opponent team. He can demand for change but not to select who should for the team. Kwame must leave that for the parties to decide.