29th August 2022 3:50:17 PM
1 min readThe impasse between the Kumasi Traditional Council and Oyerapa FM over remarks made on their airwaves by Akwasi Addae, Odike, the founder of the United Progressive Party (UPP), has been settled.On Monday, the radio station's managers together with clerics from the Methodist and Presbyterian churches visited Manhyia Palace to render an apology. They were accompanied by clerics from the Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
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After deliberations, an apology from managers of Oyerepa FM was accepted by the chiefs. This implies that the radio station can now resume its operations after it suspended it last Friday.Founder of United Progressive Party (UPP) and businessman, Akwasi Addae Odike had made some comments on a radio discussion programme on Oyerepa FM.
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The chiefs saw that as an attack on their integrity and said Odike was inciting the youth against the chiefs.Following from that, managers of the radio station attended a Kumasi Traditional Council meeting last Thursday to apologise for allowing their airwaves to be used by Odike for those comments.
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But the chiefs said the posture of the radio station was not indicative of a show of remorse and therefore advised the managers to retreat, show remorse by suspending operations, and approach the council on Monday with a meaningful apology.Also at the Manhyia Palace to meet the Kumasi Traditional Council over the issue was the leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).more to follow …
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