General News of Sunday, 12 May 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comMammoth demonstration to occur if NCA does not reopen Radio Gold, XYZ – Ablakwaplay videoSamuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is MP for North TonguMember of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has hinted of plans to rally NDC parliamentarians and party supporters to hit the streets to protest the closure of Pro NDC radio stations; Radio Gold and Radio XYZ by the National Communications Authority. “I am very excited to hear that the conveners of this forum have already sent a letter to theGhana police that if by next week, if Radio Gold and Radio XYZ are not opened, there’s going to be a mammoth demonstration in Accra”, he said. BackgroundLast Thursday, officials from the National Communication Authority (NCA) stormed the premises of the Lartebiokorshie-based Radio Gold with armed security personnel and ordered its immediate closure. The shutdown is the latest move by the regulator to clamp down on radio stations operating without valid authorizations. The action, according to the Authority, was an enforcement of the decision of the Electronic Communications Tribunal which includes closing down radio stations operating without valid authorisations.

Source: GhanaWeb May 12, 2019 15:00 UTC