Emmanuel Atiemo, until his demise, was the IT technician working with Accra-based Peace FM.

He was the social media specialist for Peace FM and was in charge of streaming for The Platform show hosted by Nana Yaw Kesseh.

The show host confirmed his death on his Facebook page.

“…Last Friday, he closed from work as always, got home and spoke to those he had to speak to and that’s the end…,” he wrote on Facebook.

Read his post below:

This comes on the back of a letter asking the party to return to its flagship programme kokrokoo after a boycott on March 6, 2020.

Addressing what the radio station termed as a misunderstanding between them in a press release, the party says it holds no grudges against the station.

A statement, signed by the General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, acknowledged receipt of their letter dated September 23, 20202.

They are, thus, calling for a meeting with the management, production team and host of the show as part of processes to initiate their return.

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“The meeting will be held with the leadership of the party and its communication bureau will discuss and amicably resolve the issue of unfair paneling on the show,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, they did not state when the said meeting will come on.

Read the full statement below:

The party on March 6, 2020, boycotted the flagship programme following comments made by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gymafi.

He had said that the NDC, as a party, will not beg to return to the station’s Kookrokoo morning show.

However, the station, in a statement, has said it is not at loggerheads with the party, hence called for a truce.

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Taking to his Facebook page, the legislator said his people must not yield to the call.

He noted that he is willing to buy a cockerel just for the party members to hear the kokrokoo sound than return to the programme.

“If anyone desperately wants the party back on the show, I am willing to buy a cockerel to do kokrokoo every morning for you,” his post read.

Read the full post below:

Addressing what the radio station termed as a misunderstanding between it and the political party in a press release, the radio station noted that it has since its establishment had mutually beneficial relationship with all political parties including the NDC.

The radio station, therefore, pleaded with the NDC to overlook the rift between it and the party and return to the Kookrokoo morning show.

The radio station’s press release was in response to comments made by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gymafi, that the NDC, as a party, will not beg to return to the station’s Kookrokoo morning show programme which it boycotted on March 6, this year.

Read details of press release below:

The reiteration of the party’s decision by Mr Gyamfi follows rumours of the party having ‘begged’ the media house to allow its members reappear on the morning show.

Taking to his twitter page to respond to the rumours making rounds, Mr Gyamfi said: “The NDC has never and will never beg to appear on ‘Kokrokoo.’ The Communication Bureau that I lead, does not intend to ever return to that show.”

Mr Gyamfi in his post, further described the Kokrokoo show as an overhyped morning show.

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Read his post below:

For the records, the NDC has never and will never beg to appear on Peace FM’s Kookrokoo. The Comm. Bureau that I lead, does not intend to ever return to that show. The NDC brand is far greater than that overhyped platform. Our boycott still stands. Ignore the lies. #BaakoLied

— Sammy Gyamfi (@SammyGyamfi2017) September 19, 2020

The NDC on May 6, 2020, in a release, sdaid it had boycotted Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show and that until further notice, no member of the party will be appearing on the show.

The decision, according to Mr Gyamfi, was due to “unfair paneling” by producers and host of the show, Kwame Sefa Kayi.

News of the 33-year-old vibrant presenter’s demise broke on Thursday, June 4, 2020, leaving many devastated.

The presenter with Neat FM, which is one of the many stations under Despite Media, passed on at Nyaho Medical Centre in Accra after a short illness.

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A video from the funeral captured a sad heartbreaking moment when the late Wiafe’s mother broke down in tears as she mourns her son.

Watch the video below:

The one-week commemoration held at Mile 7, a suburb of Achimota in the Greater Accra region, saw the Chief Executive Officer of the Despite Media, Osei Kwame Despite, his brother, Ernest Sarpong and other workers in attendance.

 The renowned broadcast journalist, popularly referred to as Nana Adjei Sikapa, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020.

According to reports, he had been sick for the past two years.

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The late Sikapa was a professional teacher, he taught both in Atwima Agogo and Abuakwa R/C Primary Schools for several years.

The proverbial gem was happily married to Madam Theresa Amankwa and they are blessed with six children.

Watch the photos and videos below:

News of the 33-year-old vibrant presenter’s demise broke on Thursday, June 4, 2020, leaving many devastated as they took to social media with many messages of sorrow and memories.

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A video from the funeral captured a sad heartbreaking moment when the late Wiafe’s mother broke down in tears as she stood in front of her late son’s photo.

Watch the video below:

The photos and videos were shared as the family marks the one-week celebration of his demise today, June 12, 2020.

Taking to Instagram, Mr Osei shared fun moments with Mr Wiafe whose demise was reported on Thursday, June 4, 2020.

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One of the videos captured the deceased showing his powerful dance moves.

Another captured him lamenting over his unpaid bills.

He was also spotted in a hearty laughter in the company of his friends.

Watch the videos and photos below:

This was announced at a family gathering on Friday, June 5, 2020, at a family meeting where some employees of the company paid a visit.

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In a video sighted on Instagram, it was announced a one-week celebration in his memory will also be held on Friday, June 12, 2020.

The news of Mr Wiafe’s sudden demise broke out on Thursday, June 4, 2020.

Watch the video below:

It was an encounter Mr Agyapong had with Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, now National Democratic Congress Chairman on Peace FM.

In the course of the heated disagreement, Mr Agyapong used some words which the host called for a retraction but which he refused.

What does it take to put together this your ‘bogus’ media thing…. and you sit here and bluff on me, Mr Agyapong reportedly fumed.

With the host still insisting he apologises before the show cold continue, Mr Agyapong refused and told them he will rather walk out than apologise to the station or the show.

Mr Agyapong walked out and told the show host the next time they hear his voice it would be on his own radio station. It didn’t take him five months and Oman FM through his wife, Mrs Stella Wilson-Agyapong, was born.

They later added more media houses including Net 2 Television station, Ash FM and Spice FM. Mrs Wilson-Agyapong is the owner of Mina D’Oro Ventures and Messrs Imperial World Business limited and all subsidiaries of KenCity Group of Companies.

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Mr Agyapong is a politician, businessman, and a philanthropist. He became a self-made millionaire at a fairly young age with his businesses in real estate, cold store and media.

He owns the Hollywood Shopping Centre, the Supercare Group of Companies, has shares in Assin Farms (which he recently said didn’t make him any money) and Several other investments.

Mr Agyapong is also a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central from 2000 to present and is perceived to be a major financier of the NPP.

He has been covered several times by the news for taking a clear position against corruption.

This decision, according to National Communication Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, is due to “unfair paneling” by producers and host of the show, Kwame Sefa Kayi.

“The reason for this boycott has to do with the unreasonable decision of the Producers and Host of the program to permanently reserve one (1) of the two (2) slots the party has traditionally had on Wednesdays on the show to Mr. Allotey Jacobs, who is often introduced by the host of the program as a “Social Commentator with strong leanings to the NDC”, ostensibly to spite the NDC” a statement copied to Adomonline.com read.

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READ FULL STATEMENT BELOW

NDC BOYCOTTS PEACE (104.3) FM’S MORNING SHOW (KOOKROKOO)

The National Communication Bureau of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wishes to inform all its Communicators, Media Monitors, and Officials that the Party has boycotted Peace (104.3) FM’s morning show (Kookrokoo) effective today, Wednesday, 6th May 2020.

This decision has been occasioned by the unfair paneling system that the Production Team of that program has continuously foisted on the NDC over a number of months. Specifically, the reason for this boycott has to do with the unreasonable decision of the Producers and Host of the program to permanently reserve one (1) of the two (2) slots the party has traditionally had on Wednesdays on the show to Mr. Allotey Jacobs, who is often introduced by the host of the program as a “Social Commentator with strong leanings to the NDC”, ostensibly to spite the NDC.

All efforts to get the Producers and Host of the program to give us a fair representation on the show over the past eight (8) months, including a complaint to the Management of the station for an amicable resolution of this matter, have proven futile, as the party continues to be treated with utmost contempt.

This unfair treatment flies in the face of the long-standing tradition of the program, which allocates two (2) slots each to the NDC and the NPP on Wednesdays and Fridays respectively. Although we appreciate the production and editorial discretion of the station to give their platform to whoever they deem fit, we consider it unfair for the NPP to maintain their two (2) slots on Fridays while the NDC’s two slots on Wednesdays are reduced to one (1), to satisfy the whim of a dictatorial Host and his poodle.

In protest to this flagrant disregard for fairness by the Host and Production Crew of the program, the National Communication Bureau of the NDC has decided to cease the placement of party communicators on the “Kookrokoo” show forthwith. All Communicators, Media Monitors, Members, and Officials of the NDC are hereby entreated to refuse any invitations and/or interviews from the said program, until the station addresses our concerns and reviews their unfair paneling system.

Signed.
SAMMY GYAMFI
(National Communication Officer, NDC)