Founder and leader for the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Center in Kumasi, Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, mostly known as Opambour has asked to explain the circumstances under which his free to air television station, ‘Opambour TV’ showed what has been described as a pure pornographic film during prime time.
The popular Christian leader stands the risk of being dragged to court or his television transmission equipment being seized if his explanations are found to be unacceptable.
Below is a copy of the letter served on the television station by the Film Classification Committee:
The General Manager
Prophet One TV
PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT ON PROPHET ONE TV
The Film Classification Committee (FCC) of the National Film Authority has sighted a pornographic content being shown on Prophet One TV.
In this content, Ebenezer Adarkwa-Yiadom also known as Prophet Opambour played a TV host recounting a sexual incident between a fetish priest (male) and a woman purported to be his client. This content depicts patently lewd sensual scenes perceived by the FCC as inappropriate for free to air television.
The FCC has publicly announced that all audiovisual content must be classified before exhibition. In furtherance to this, all broadcasting channels have been directed to classify in-house content according to the film classification criteria given.
The FCC is requesting the management of Prophet One TV to provide the National Film Authority with the classification documents for all its in-house content including the pornographic content shown, by close of day on 10th September 2021.
Kindly note that anyone who fails to comply with the film classification rules shall be subject to the Offences and Penalties in Section 27 and Forfeiture of Equipment in Section 28 of the Development and Classification of Film Act 935.
Signed
Socrate Safo
Chairman
Film Classification Committee
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