Politics of Saturday, 4 April 2020Source: primenewsghana.comI can't order reopening of radio stations because I didn't shut them down - Akufo-Addo tells Ofosu-AmpofoPresident of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoPresident Akufo-Addo says he is not in a position to order the reopening of some radio stations that have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The President responding to this said he can't grant such a request and the radio stations should follow laid down procedures to get back to business. Some broadcasting stations were shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Communications regulator and radio-frequency licensing body in Ghana in 2019. The NMC also said several radio stations were shut down because these stations were operating without valid authorisation. The stations, Radio XYZ and Radio Gold, are both owned by persons affiliated to the opposition NDC and this raised a few eyebrows as some felt it was a political witch hunt.

Source: GhanaWeb April 04, 2020 00:11 UTC