Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has accused Joy News journalist Samson Lardy Anyenini of presenting fabricated viewer messages during the Newsfile show on Saturday. The MP made the allegation on his X (formerly Twitter) page shortly after walking out of the live program in anger.
The panel discussion, which included NDC’s Sammy Gyamfi and other analysts, centered on the alleged arrival of drugs at Kotoka International Airport. Tensions flared when the host read out several viewer messages criticizing Rev. Fordjour for making unsubstantiated claims about drug trafficking.
Visibly upset, the MP stormed out of the studio and later took to social media to challenge the authenticity of the messages. He wrote:
“Samson Ayenini, your producer has denied sending you those ‘fabricated messages.’ So inform Ghanaians where you manufactured those smear messages you derogatorily read on your show. Where lies professionalism and ethics in journalism? Samson, these are the messages viewers sent onto Newsfile. Where from the deliberately fabricated smear messages you read? None can be found in your feed.”
Rev. Fordjour insisted that the messages were fabricated to embarrass him on live television.
In response, Anyenini defended his integrity in a Facebook post, stating:
“Dear Rev., I will never do what you accuse me of. I will never ‘fabricate messages.’ These messages will often be picked from X by my producers. I just do my work to the best of my abilities, sir.”
The exchange has ignited online debates, with some social media users demanding that Joy News release the exact messages read on air, while others have urged Rev. Fordjour to remain composed and substantiate his claims on drug trafficking.
Source: Rev. John Ntim on Facebook