Kweku Baako lied; NDC has no plans to return to ‘cheap’ Peace FM – Sammy Gyamfi

The National Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has refuted claims by the Editor-In-Chief for the New Crusading Guide that the party intend to return to Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Morning Show after months of boycott.

According to Sammy Gyamfi, Mr Kweku Baako lied on the matter.

“For the records, the NDC has never and will never beg to appear on Peace FM’s Kookrokoo. The Comm. Bureau that I lead, does not intend to ever return to that show. The NDC brand is far greater than that overhyped platform. Our boycott still stands. Ignore the lies. #BaakoLied“ he wrote in a tweet Saturday, September 19, 2020.

His clarification follows earlier assertions by Mr. Baako that he had picked up information that the NDC wants to come back through the back door by asking the station to write to the party as if Peace Fm needed the presence of the main opposition party, a move the station was not ready to acquiesce.

“A bird has whispered into my ears that our friends want to comeback”, Baako dropped the hint on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 on the Peace FM morning show.

Background

The main opposition party, NDC, had announced a boycott of the station’s popular morning programme Kokrokoo hosted by celebrated broadcast journalist Kwami Sefa Kayi after the party complained about the conduct of its former Central regional chairman Bernard Allotey Jacobs on the show.

The NDC also accused the show host of being bias towards the party.

The party in a statement then said: “The National Communication Bureau of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wishes to inform all its communicators, media monitors, and officials that the party has boycotted Peace (104.3) FM’s morning show (Kookrokoo) effective today, Wednesday, 6th May 2020”.