The National Media Commission, NMC, has written a second letter, under two weeks to Onua FM\/Onua TV tasking them to rein in their morning show, Onua Maakye, host, Captain Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The December 8, 2021 letter addressed to the Board of Directors of the two stations referred to the first letter dated, December 2, stressing that its contents and demands had yet to be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“On December 2, 2021, we issued a \u201ccease and desist\u201d letter to the management of Onua FM to address unprofessional and inciteful broadcast arising from a presenter\u2019s call for insurrection against the state and its institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The presenter had called for an \u201cuprising\u201d in Ghana and expressed surprise at the lack of response from the military and other institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In writing to management, we had hoped that they could provide leadership to bring the station\u2019s content in line with acceptable standards. However, two issues have raised doubt about that hope,” the new letter read in part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It addressed the December 3 press release the station released in the wake of Smart’s release by Police after he was arrested and interrogated on December 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NMC said, in that press release, “management sought to strain-free expression to accord with the egregious conduct of the presenter.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their second point was that the management per the release, “left the matters in issue and rather grieved over complaints settlement procedures which had nothing to do with the \u201ccease and desist\u201d letter.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n