Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has petitioned the National Media Commission (NMC) to investigate a presenter at Accra- based Hot FM, Justice Kweku Annan.
Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team have accused the presenter of “unwarranted attacks.”
According to Anas, they have received several unnecessary attacks from the presenter via his show, “Ghana Must Know.”
He said the events took place before and after the premiering of the #Number12 video which exposed corruption in Ghana football.
Anas and his team screened a video in June 2018 which captured top officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as well as over 70 referees in supposed acts of corruption.
In his petition, Anas said the untoward situation compelled him and his team to investigate Mr. Annan whom they alleged had been bribed to execute such machinations against them.
The petition stated: “We posed as a relative to a man who had been exposed by Anas and his team and wanted to see Anas destroyed. We met Mr. Annan on three occasions–twice at Kempinski Hotel in Accra and Afrikiko around Jubilee House on 5th and 22nd June 2018.”
It continued: “Our sting operation revealed that contrary to journalism actuated by the highest ideal principles of decency, Mr. Annan was engaged in a media practice sold to the highest bidder. He revealed that he was already involved in a similar project purposely designed to destroy the credibility of Messrs Anas and Baako. He told us there were a group of influential Ghanaians including politicians such as Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin Central, who are bent on exposing the face of Anas and eventually destroy his credibility with series of untruths and lies. He revealed the operation was on two platforms – radio and television. Mr. Agyapong is in charge of television whilst he Annan is in charge of radio.”
According to Anas, Mr. Annan asked them to “pay an initial deposit of GH¢35,000” to contribute to the project to destroy Anas, Tiger Eye PI and Mr. Baako; he decided to come for extra money as the project advanced.
However, Anas disclosed they paid him GH¢5,000.
Anas in his petition said although they are not opposed to any journalist/or media house using transparent enquiry to expose ills in society, the element of bribery and inducement as a motivation to destroy a fellow journalist and media house is simply unacceptable and an affront to the good profession.
He further asked the NMC to immediately probe the presenter since to him, such actions are not in accordance with the highest journalistic standards and media ethics pursuant to section 13 of NMC Act, 1993 (Act 449).
“It is upon the foregoing that we request a full-scale investigation into the activities of Mr. Annan and Hot FM. We thank the NMC very much in anticipation of its speedy evaluation of this case and subsequent consideration for immediate action,” Anas added in the petition.
Tiger Eye PI attached to the petition audio and visual recordings of their meetings with the radio presenter, publications by Hot FM in the month of June, as well as a transcript of the audio and video meetings to back their claims.
Source: Daily Guide
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Pls stop insulting Anas.
Eef uu cee Kay anas he's a good for nothing, except for these non sensical things he has tagged his self to be and we all look as though... What if a rebel finds hands in our military, what will this Peace be, we must stop following the non sense of the west and think he is doing a good job, that word is what's foo*ling everyone and that's anas way off saka wa on the country to make money and we look with a fooo ls mind
Hey! My friend go away. What Ana's did at OSU children home is different from what he is doing now. Amas didn't give money to people at OSU children home and capture them on video. At the OSU children home the act of corruption was between two or more people. Amas was not part of the act. Unlike the recent ones he Anas is part of the act, and no one can convinced me that is undercover journalism. If Anas really want his undercover work to credible, he should desist been part of the act. I hate to hear some Ghanaians still comparing what Anas did at OSU children home and what he is doing now. He can't go around giving money to people to do bad and turn around to film them And we have some lazy unemployable Ghanaians clapping like the North Koreans
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH NO WONDER KWAAKU BAAKO CONVERTED FROM CHRISTIANITY TO ISLAM HMMMMMM, BECAUSE ANAS AND HIS TIGER PI ARE MOSLEMS. OOOOHH GOD HAVE MERCY UPON YOUR CHILDREN OR SONS AND DAUGHTERS. PEOPLE SHINE YOUR EYES AND SMART OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PERIOD.
Why has Anas suddenly become jittery. I now see that he and his team lack some level of intelligence. If you have Kweku Annan criticising you, you don't immediately try to bait him. He will surely be on his guard if he is even daft.
My question is: when Anas did other exposes like the Osu children's home, Prisona, CEPS etc where were the people now raving hell and brimstone to expose Anas??? Have they suddenly woken up after Number 12?? Shame on them!!
Kennedy adjepong has won in my opinion.... too many d*up and id*ots in this country. The illiteracy Is too much. I knew ken wud succeed in deceiving a lot of plp cos he knows Ghanaians. Anas kip doin ur job n exposing corrupt plp. U touch a big a man , see how dey r tryin hard to discredit you. The politician is powerful in Africa ampa. U shall overcome
The cartel is big.....Sefa kai,Kwaku baako, Egbert,Randy..etc.....Shame on you allll.....How do you feel when you crucify some 1 because of 20ghc but you take more than that??? Eiii Media business men dey town........fir burn u
Anas pls ***barred word***......you have lost this fight....Just beg Ghanaian before you start to rot......People are dead bcos of your setup and your blackmail.....Ayoooo
In fact, Anas has disgrace me paaaaaaa...I thought he was fighting against corruption not knowing he has engaged in Journalism for business...The HOT FM guy did nothing wrong but was discussing purely documentary business with him....Now he want us to believe that Ken Adjapong is part of a team to discredit his work?? We are not kids HE MUST KNOW THAT.....He is a disgrace to his families....God will punish him....