Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has launched a verbal blitzkrieg on two journalists; Komla Klutse of TV3 and Araba Koomson of Joy FM for the manner the duo went about reporting on how the Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Kwame Owusu allegedly spent GH¢1 million on renovation of his official residence.
Kwame Owusu, who is said to be a bosom friend of the maverick politician, is embroiled in conflict of interest allegations.
The GMA Boss stands accused of blowing an amount of GH¢135,125 on an end-of-year party for staff and another GH¢10,652 on food at Luxe Suites Hotel.
Mr Owusu, is believed to be the Group Chairman of Luxe Suites Hotel, and his patronage of the hotel using his position at GMA raises a conflict of interest case.
A memo leaked to the media last week revealed that on October 08, 2018, an amount GHc10, 652.05 worth of food was supplied to the authority by LUXE SUITES and HOTEL after a management and stakeholder meeting.
Another Memo also revealed that GHc135, 125.00 was spent on food, drinks and music for staff during the end of year dinner party.
But the beleaguered GMA Director General has stridently refuted the allegations, insisting the said memo was doctored in an attempt to defame him.
Evidently not enthused by the negative media spotlight on his close pal, Hon Kennedy Agyapong launched a scathing attack on the media during a live radio interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, Monday.
Quite characteristic of him, the outspoken NPP MP, in his usual abrasive tone, virtually took the two journalists to the cleaners by turning his firing cylinders on them.
“The journalists are accusing him of going overboard if I was the one I would have said more because I saw Araba. Someone sent the news video from US to me…I saw Araba Joy TV saying these are the kind of people we use our taxpayers’ money them…excuse me Araba! How much is your meager pay?" he quizzed.
“Kwame Owusu is a very good friend of mine and he tells me everything. Why have journalists in this country refused to do due diligence before accusing him of misappropriating funds?….The interesting thing is that anything you put on Facebook a lot of people watch…anyone interested in issues about Ghana watches and reads a story and has no means to check if it is correct or not. I will urge you to check the way you churn out some of your news. Sometimes when you are fed up with the negative news out there, you react,” he stated.
Clearly dripping with venom, it became quite obvious that not even the gentle entreatment from the host, OB, to season his language and be decent, will have any effect as they passed by him as the idle wind.
“....look at your face, the man’s son has completed a law school in the UK. If Araba claims she is intelligent she should go and write an exam in the UK. Some journalists are so foolish and stupid they want to run down some respected persons. What nonsense is going on? And that other stupid one at TV3,” he fumed.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Kennedy didn't say the man's daughter completed law school in the UK.He said the man's daughter completed the UPENN law school.UPENN is the University of Pennsylvania and it is not in the UK but the US.If you don't know,you just have to google and stop embarrassing yourselves.Please your mistake and correct. Dont delete my comment
These are the same journalists who rallied npp to power. Today, they are in power so journalists are fuuuulish and stoupid. 2020 is just at the corner, at least nana addo is now an oldman, so he has nothing to lose if his npp go back to opposition, but as for you ken and your friend, the lost of npp will definitely spell doom for you. Ndc will collapse all your businesses so keep insulting journalists. Human beings are always like this, when they are in a pit, there is a way they speak and when they are helped out of the pit too they speak differently. What is wrong if journalists criticize wrongdoing. Nana addo told all Ghanaians to be citizens so why are the same persons who want us to be citizens now coming after us for being citizens.
This man need to be expelled from the NPP. If they fail to do that, he will bring their party down one day. Having failed to justify the many ***barred word*** happening under the supervision of the President many of us stayed in long ques to vote for, you resort to attacks on journalists doing their legitimate duties. Kennedy is a pure croooook and the earlier the NPP gets ride of him the better. To the President, your anti corruption campaign has failed and the earlier you sit up and crack the whip, the better. Some of your many loyal supporters including myself will not vote for you again if you continue to fail us. The NDC which is made up of mainly criminal minded people are now rejoicing over your failure in the fight against corruption. A word to a wise Nana!!!
well we have to blame ourselves for electing people like ken to Parliament. we have being pampering him for all his non sense utterance. it serve us right.
Eii now boys dey watch VOA, BBC. Aljazeera paaaa Hahahahahahahahahah. masre saa enter 11 air condition rooms. Guimifo)))))
Yea i also heard you watch ***barred word*** kingdom like some pastors. Wo y3 gymifuooo paaa wate? Who use to run other people reputation down than this MP for Assin. This man run people character down without an dime of fact now he is tasting the bitter seed they planted especially from A-plus. This country is nauseating
U see the hypocrisy and stoopidity of some of u. When did these journalist became unprofessional. NPP including the president think all Ghanaian are fuuulls and pathetic. In less than two year the institution that helped you to run this government down are now unprofessional.
WELL SAID KEN. THESE SMALL GIRLS AND BOYS WHO ARE IN THE MEDIA HOUSES THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN, AND ARE NOT READY TO LEARN THE ETHICS OF JOURNALISM WHY? SOME JOINED THE PROFESSION BECAUSE THEY CAN TALK AND LIE ABOUT PEOPLE. THEY HATE READING, ALWAYS ON THEIR PHONES. I DONT LISTEN TO THEIR NEWS,I ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE VOA AND BBC TO AVOID THESE GYIMIS3M.
KEN IS RIGHT.. TODAYS JOURNALISTS ARE TOO DUMP. THEY JUST JUMP ON SET AND SAY ANYTHING. THEY ARE TOO LAZY TO RUN PROPER INVESTIGATIONS. IT IS SAD THAT THE MASS LISTENS TO THESE JOURNALISTS
Pathetic character addressed as "honorable". He thinks money is everything? This guy insults people anyhow yet his colleagues in parliament seem to be deaf. They've forgotten of their s*illy contempt rhetoric. Corrupt bunch of thei*eves parading as law makers.