AND
WHAT IS YOUR MINIMUM STANDARD MR. SAMPSON LARDY AYENINI AND JOY FM?
Iddi
Muhayu-Deen asks ...
Mr.
Sampson Lardy Ayenini, you know, I hold you in high esteem. You are one of the
few journalists Ghanaians respect so much because of the enviable niche of
professionalism you have carved for yourself. Under normal circumstances, I
shouldn't be questioning your decisions and actions especially in your line of
duty. But you have compelled me to make an exception today.
As
you can see, your name is being mentioned on almost every social media platform
for all the wrong reasons. You are probably trending more than the famous "#StopGalamseyNow"
campaign by the Ghanaian people; albeit, for the wrong reasons. It is widely
reported that you PREVENTED two of the finest communicators of the NPP from
representing the party and government on a programme you host on Joy fm,
Newsfile, on account that they were *below your minimum standard*. Like
seriously?
Granted
this is true, I am compelled to join the rest of Ghana to ask you what that
minimum standard is. What is that minimum standard that the famous Nana Boakye
and Eric Twum do not meet? Mind you, these two gentlemen have both been
appointed by His Excellency President Akufo-Addo to serve in his government. Nana
Boakye (soon to be a lawyer) is currently serving as the *Deputy Executive
Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS)*, whereas Eric Twum is the
*Deputy Chief Executive Director of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority*.
So
if you tell me that they do not meet your minimum standard, you are not only
insulting them, but also, His Excellency President Akufo-Addo, who has
appointed them to serve in his government in these sensitive positions? Are you
telling me that President Akufo-Addo appoints substandard materials to serve in
his government? Come on! Mr. Know-it-all Sampson Ayenini. I am very interested
and so, are Ghanaians, in the standard you talk about. What standard does NDC's
Abraham Amaliba of "high rise building" fame and Felix Ofosu Kwakye
meet, that, the hardworking Nana Boakye and Eric Twum do not meet?
You
allow these NDC guys, whom people have described as babies with sharp teeth, on
your Show but you won't allow Nana Boakye and Eric Twum, who do not have any
record of making abrasive comments to have merited the 'babies with sharp
teeth' tag. Need I tell you that these two men have been representing the NPP
and government on all the major political talkshow in the country? Is your
minimum standard bigger than the one used by the 'greatest broadcaster' in
Ghana today, Kwame Sefa Kayi, aka the Chairman General?
If you care to know, Kwame Sefa Kayi (KSK) hosts both
Nana Boakye and Eric Twum on his Show, dubbed, *kokrokoo on peace fm,* which
has consistently won "Best Morning Show Award" in the country. Are
you also telling us that the likes of Randy Abbey of Metro Tv, Kaba of Asempa
fm, Kwame Nkrumah Tek3se of Neat fm, Steven Enti of TV 3, Nana Aba Anamoah of
GHOne all use substandard criteria? What at all is your standard Sampson and
why can't you be CONSISTENT in applying your very standard? I asked this
because Eric Twum, whom you drove away for not meeting your minimum standard,
was once hosted by you on that same show sometime in 2015.
Or,
you chose and pick who, how and when to apply your standard? What is so
technical about the topics for your discussants that day, that you think Nana
Boakye and Eric Twum could not make any meaningful contribution? Is it
President Nana Addo's 100 days in office OR NDC internal wrangling OR the delta
force brouhaha OR the galamsey menace? And if I may digress a little bit, what
standard allows the host of a programme to talk more than his panelists? I
don't want to call you a host with sharp teeth. Or a lawyer with sharp teeth. I
am not sure this is the joy fm standard. I guess I have to end here before I
get too emotional and begin to also assume a sharp teeth.
In
concluding Mr. Sampson, I regret to tell you that you have just pressed the
*self-destruct button* and if you don't do the honorable thing and apologize to
the two persons involved, the NPP and to we, the ardent listeners of Joy fm,
I'm afraid you have taken all the shine away from yourself and Joy fm and you
may not be able to withstand the fallouts. Sampson, you must swallow your pride
and vanity. Your followers deserve better. The listeners of Joy fm deserve
better. Well, if this is a trap, then you have failed, because the NPP, unlike
the NDC, will not boycott the station over this. Citizens are talking NOT
spectators.
Assalamu
alaikum
Iddi
Muhayu-Deen
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