Owner of Obaatanpa Radio, Emmanuel Kwadwo Anim, has spoken about how some officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), including the Central Regional Chairman and a Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), allegedly stormed the station and assaulted staff.
Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr Anim recounted how he received a distress call while chairing a meeting.
“I was in a meeting somewhere when I had a distress call that some NDC Regional Chairman and an MCE had stormed my radio station to shut it down. I was shocked,” he said.
According to him, he informed those who contacted him that he was unable to leave the meeting immediately.
“I told them I was in a meeting and I was the one chairing it, so if they needed me, they should either come to where I was or wait for me to arrive,” he explained.
Mr Anim said the call suddenly dropped, after which he began receiving several calls from different people about the incident.
He noted that he immediately contacted the Regional Police Command and asked officers to intervene.
“I called the Regional Police Command and informed them that NDC executives were at my radio station, so they should go there,” he said.
He explained that after his meeting ended, he rushed to the station, where he was briefed on what had happened.
“I was told they were hosting a political programme, which usually features both NDC and NPP representatives. During the discussion, things got heated, and that led to the issue,” he stated.
According to him, the altercation escalated when the NDC Regional Chairman and the MCE allegedly drove to the station and attacked some of the people present.
“So I asked those who were assaulted to get police medical forms. The one who was beaten took the form and went to the hospital,” he added.
Mr Anim said he later reported the matter to the Regional Police Command and gave his statement.
“I also went to the Regional Command and wrote my statement. They asked us to return today for further discussions because the commander was not around,” he said.
His comments come after the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Seth Sabah Serwonoo-Banini, together with the Central Regional Chairman of the NDC, Professor Kofi Asiedu, and others, allegedly stormed Obaatanpa Radio and locked down the station.
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