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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY PRIVATE MEDIA PRACTITIONERS ON REGIONAL MINISTER\u2019S ATTACKS ON E\/R MEDIA<\/p>\n

We the members of the Eastern regional Private Media Practitioners Association express our dismay over an attack launched on journalists in the region by the Eastern Regional Minister Hon. Dr. Kwasi Akyem Appea-Kubi.<\/p>\n

We find it extremely unfortunate that the political leader of the region who is supposed to work hand in hand with the media in the region to promote the development of the region should use such words like \u201crubbish\u201d \u201cstupid\u201d and \u201c idiot\u201d, on journalists who reported on an NDC meeting at his residence.<\/p>\n

We want to put on record that journalists in the region have always been professional and fair to all political parties and have been working diligently towards the development of the region.<\/p>\n

We want to say that we are not in the region to destroy anybody\u2019s work through our media house but to do our professional work as trained personnel.<\/p>\n

We find the minister\u2019s comments and utterances as very uncomplimentary and insulting on our professional ability.<\/p>\n

We are therefore asking him to immediately withdraw his comment and render an unqualified apology to journalists in the region else we will give him a \u2018black-out\u2019 in the region.<\/p>\n

We also condemn the attack on a Peace FM reporter, Michael Akrofi by the Eastern Regional Organizer of the NDC, Mr. Bismark Tawiah Boateng. We call on Mr Tawiah Boateng to apologise else we will advise ourselves.<\/p>\n

We also want to note that we will discharge our services in the region without fear or favour.<\/p>\n

We are accordingly advising politicians in the region not to take us for granted.<\/p>\n

We want the security services in the region to offer the necessary protection to media practitioners in the region because of the purported attack on the Peace Fm reporter by the NDC regional organiser.<\/p>\n

Signed by<\/p>\n

Acting president: Thomas Fosu Jnr (0243 125978)<\/p>\n

Acting vice president: Isaac Akwetey (0244 502256)<\/p>\n

Acting secretary: Maxwell Kudekor (0242 027285)<\/p>\n

Acting organizer: Ken Afedzi(0243 160529)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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