RADIO STATION MANAGERS CAUTIONED

By Michael Sarpong Mfum,Sunyani

President of the Brong Ahafo Regional Branch of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Asamoah Mensah has admonished radio station managers not to allow greedy and selfish politicians to use their airwaves to score political points as the December Polls approaches; he was addressing a durbar in Sunyani as part of the association’s week-long celebration.

The week-long celebration was under the theme: Ensuring Peace and Unity before, during and after Ghana’s Election 2012; The Role of the Electronic Media. It brought together mangers of 29 radio stations in the Brong Ahafo Region.

Mr. Asamoah Mensah urged radio stations not to inflame passions as the December elections draw nearer.

He said radio stations in the region have critical role to place in ensuring free and fair elections in December.

Mr. Mensah however cautioned that host of political programmes must be careful in their utterance in other not to inflame passions to thrown the country into a state of chaos which could derail the success the country had chalked over the years.

He said GIBA is ready to support any radio station that is intimidated in the discharge of their duties.

“I am not saying because GIBA is ready to support you when you are intimidated does not mean you can talk anyhow on your network,” Mr. Mensah advised.