Afenyo-Markin takes Oman FM to task over ‘toxic discourse’ on Akwatia MP’s woes
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has launched a harsh attack on Oman FM, a radio station that supports the party’s stance.
He criticized the station during a discussion about the troubled Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw Kumi, who was found guilty of contempt of court and has a bench warrant for his arrest issued by the Koforidua High Court.
His conviction follows Kumi’s decision to appear for his swearing-in as an MP in defiance of a court order that forbade him from doing so.
During the station’s morning show discussion, the national leadership of the party and the parliamentary caucus leadership were chastised for their approaches to the matter.
However, the Minority Leader, Afenyo-Markin, was not happy with how the issue was discussed publicly. He, therefore, phoned into the radio station to express his displeasure.
He acknowledged that, though the party may have issues, such public platforms are not the appropriate venue to discuss important party matters.
“Yes, I listened to Oman FM, and I asked myself and the driver, ‘Is this Oman FM we are listening to in the car?’ The party may have problems, I understand. Every party has its own issues that it resolves from time to time. The NDC has worse situations, but they will not go on Radio Gold, Montie FM, and others to attack their party leaders and party decisions or insinuate. They won’t do it. We can talk about our problems in-house,” he told the host, Yaw Amofa Boakye.
“Where we have gotten to as a party is very slippery. We should all manage our disappointment. So if our only mouthpiece—you are on radio… I have listened to all your discussions. I listen to you, and I am in pain that you are attacking your very own party over Ernest Yaw Kumi’s case,” he stated.
