[ 2016-09-28 ]

Koku, Akua Donkor, Bempah tops August's foul language use on radio
The Deputy General Secretary of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho topped
the foul language league table for August 2016,
according to the Media Foundation for West
Africa’s (MFWA) monitoring of language use on
the airwaves ahead of the December 7 polls.

In its latest report, MFWA said a total of 39
incidents of indecent expressions were recorded on
a total of 1,223 radio programmes monitored on 60
radio stations across the country.

Overall, Mr Anyidoho, topped the list of
individuals who made indecent expressions during
the period.

In a statement on Wednesday, the MFWA said he was
cited for four different incidents of indecent
expressions, the largest by an individual during
the period

Other top users of abusive language in August were
Madam Akua Donkor, founder and leader of the Ghana
Freedom Party (GFP); Mr Ernest Owusu Bempah,
Communications Director of the National Democratic
Party (NDP); as well as Mr Hopeson Adorye and
Uncle Ebo, both members of the New Patriotic Party
(NPP). They were all cited with three incidents
each.

Cumulatively, officials, supporters, and
affiliates of the opposition New Patriotic Party
(NPP) made a total of 16 indecent expressions,
followed by officials, supporters, and affiliates
of the NDC who made a total of seven indecent
expressions.

The others include NDP (3), Ghana Freedom Party
(GFP) – 3, and the People’s National
Convention (PNC) – 1.

As far as radio stations are concerned,
Accra-based Happy FM topped the pack of stations
that recorded the use of abusive expressions on
their platforms with 17 out of the 39 incidents,
followed by Neat FM and Tamale-based Radio Justice
with four incidents each.

The full report with other details on other
individuals who used indecent expressions and the
radio stations that recorded these incidents can
be found here.

Source - Graphic Online.com

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