Prince Succeed Fiagadzi<\/strong><\/p>\nThe
\nGhana Journalists Association (GJA) has boycotted the opposition National
\nDemocratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South Constituency of the Oti Region
\nafter an executive of the party assaulted a reporter in the line of duty.<\/p>\n
The
\nvictim, Benjamin Owusu Kwame Obrempongba, a reporter with Adom FM and Adom TV
\nof Multi Media Group, who was covering the just-ended primaries of the NDC in
\nthe Nkwanta South Constituency, received a hefty slap from the party\u2019s
\nConstituency Secretary, Prince Succeed Fiagadzi, last Saturday when the
\njournalist tried to cover a commotion that had ensued between the supporters of
\nthe incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Geoffery Kini, and his contender,
\nRichard Manuribe.<\/p>\n
The
\nVolta regional branch of the GJA, in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed
\nby the Secretary, Alberto Mario Noretti, condemned the \u201cbarbaric\u201d act of the
\nNkwanta South Constituency secretary.<\/p>\n
The
\nstatement urged all media practitioners in the region to stay away from the
\nfunctions of the NDC in the constituency until the party apologises and
\nreplaces the damaged equipment of the reporter. It further promised to pursue
\nthe matter to its logical conclusion.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The
\nGJA also commended the police for commencing investigations into the matter and
\nhoped that the police would ensure the offender faced the law.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,
\nmembers of the association and media practitioners in the Volta and Oti regions
\nhave asked the party to ensure the medical bills of the reporter are footed and
\ncompensation duly paid to Obrempongba.<\/p>\n
According
\nto the victim, after the incumbent MP had been declared winner with 885 votes
\nas against Richard\u2019s 192 votes, a misunderstanding ensued among the NDC
\nsupporters at Kyabobo Game Centre, where the primaries were held; the reporter
\nhad gone there to cover the commotion.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
He
\nclaimed that when he got to the scene, an NDC supporter tried to attack him for
\ntaking pictures but the police intervened. As he moved away from the scene, the
\nNDC secretary started issuing threats and in the process rushed on him and gave
\nhim a hefty slap.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid as if that was not enough, the secretary snatched his phone and smashed it
\non the floor, shouting \u201cI told you to stop the coverage and you are still doing
\nit!\u201d <\/p>\n
Obrempongba
\nhad since reported the case to the police at Nkwanta and had also received some
\ntreatment from the St Joseph\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n
The
\ninvestigator of the case, who gave his name as Godsway, confirmed the incident
\nsaying \u201cit is true; a report has been made. I\u2019ve invited the suspect and I\u2019m
\ntaking his statement. I will get back to you when I finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
The
\nreporter told DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> later that \u201csince Saturday, I\u2019ve been having severe
\npains in my right ear and neck. I\u2019ve not been able to get out of the room.\u201d<\/p>\nFrom Fred Duodu, Ho (k.duodu@yahoo.com)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Succeed Fiagadzi The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has boycotted the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South Constituency of the Oti Region after an executive of the party assaulted a reporter in the line of duty. The victim, Benjamin Owusu Kwame Obrempongba, a reporter with Adom FM and Adom TV of Multi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":694775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-694774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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