The National Media Commission (NMC) has issued a final warning to Onua TV against inciteful broadcast.
According to the NMC, last week, the station carried an inciteful broadcast in which Captain Smart directly insulted the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and other Commanders of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) as “beasts.”
The Presenter claimed the officers embezzled money meant for soldiers on peacekeeping operations but offered no evidence to back his claims.
In a statement, the NMC described the comments as dangerous and unprofessional.
The NMC recalled that on December 8, 2022, it drew the Managers attention to the use of the station to promote violence against the state and the management’s lack of capacity to address the same.
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NMC noted that this was after it had written to the Management of Onua TV on December 2, 2022.
“It is of concern to us that the behaviour persists after we drew the board’s attention. We are now compelled to come to the board again as a way of giving the company a last opportunity for internal gatekeeping. We ask that you put in measures to stop the dangerous behaviour of the station and improve the station’s capacity for regulatory compliance. We also ask the station to withdraw the insults and apologise to the CDS and his commanders,” it stated.
NMC further urged the station to apologise to the Ghanaian public for the use of vulgar language.
“We expect you to undertake the above and present evidence of the same to us before November 19, 2023 after which date you may hear further from the Commission,” it added.
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