Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has described comments from former President John Mahama in relation to the closure of Radio Gold and Radio XYZ as “mischievousâ€.
The former President John Mahama in an interview with Citi FM said the actions of the National Communications Authority, NCA suppresses press freedom.
But in reaction, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah speaking to Citi FM said, “Any observer of our political landscape will not need to spend so much time in coming to the conclusion that the former President’s comments and actions in recent times are politically mischievous and demonstrative of double standardsâ€.
The Minister explained, “The former President has not acknowledged that these two stations he talked about are not the only stations that have been affected by the ruling that has been occasioned by their own petition at the Electronic Communication Tribunalâ€, wondering: “Does the former President suggest that the NCA stands in contempt of the ruling of the Tribunal?â€
Mr Oppong Nkrumah stated that “The former President, under his watch, allowed some of these stations to disobey the laws of the landâ€, but “today, you have an administration that says the law must be applied as difficult as it isâ€.
“If he [Mr Mahama] makes an argument that the Akufo-Addo administration is superintending a pushback on media freedom, it is not backed by substanceâ€, Mr Oppong Nkrumah added.
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said three years into the Akufo-Addo administration, “We remain accountable to the people of Ghana to commit and explain to them what we have achieved so far and what remains outstanding in all humility. But when you have the former President or executives of the former administration now seek the moral high ground and preach to the country about how better to manage the economy, we have a responsibility to quickly point to them what their record is vis-à -vis what our records are while we look at ways out there to complete what remains undone of our agenda.â€
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