Koku, Akua Donkor, Bempah top 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.
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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.
