{"id":56005,"date":"2022-11-23T07:09:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T07:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=56005"},"modified":"2022-11-23T07:09:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T07:09:22","slug":"i-was-sacked-from-gtv-for-criticizing-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=56005","title":{"rendered":"<strong>I was sacked from GTV for criticizing the government<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Astute Ghanaian broadcaster Jackie Ankrah has disclosed that she got sacked from GTV for criticizing Kufour\u2019s government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Naa Ashorkor on Asaase 99.5 Accra\u2019s Between Hours show, the broadcaster and singer opened up on why she was laid off at GTV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was invited to sit in for a newspaper review on the GTV Breakfast Show, and because the panelists didn\u2019t turn up, I saw the opportunity to showcase my journalism skills that day, and I blasted the government left, right, and center,\u201d Ankrah recalled in an interview on the&nbsp;Between Hours&nbsp;Show of&nbsp;Asaase 99.5 Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI got home and got a phone call, \u2018please don\u2019t come back; they said we should sack you\u2019\u2026&nbsp; bye, bye,\u201d she told the show host&nbsp;Naa Ashokor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Jackie Ankrah, John Kufor, the then president loved her personality and suspect that some close people around her instigated her sack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think if people put you in positions of authority, you owe them, you ought to be accountable, and you must listen to the people,\u201d Ankrah said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: www.ghbase.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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