Police closed down Former Vice President's Radio station
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Sept 18, Ghanadot - Authentic
reports reaching Ghanadot from Tamale, in the Northern
Region of Ghana disclosed that police in area have closed
down a local radio station owned by the former
vice-president Alhaji Aliu Mahama for broadcasting a press
conference held by the regent of Dagbon.
The station known as North Star Radio was closed down by
armed policemen immediately after it aired live, the press
conference.
Panelists, security persons and other staff of the station
were also arrested in Tamale, this morning.
The Manager of the Radio station, Mr Sule Salifu said that
he received a call saying the Northern Regional Police
Commander, ACP John A. Awuni had instructed that the station
be closed down.
He added that a few moments later, workers at the station
called him to say police had come to shut the station and
packed all the workers into a pick-up and taken them to the
police station.
ACP Awuni confirmed the closure of the station when
contacted but would not give details.
The reports hinted that the press conference was called by
the regent to explain the circumstance surrounding his walk
out at the maiden Town Hall meeting in Tamale this week.
He had walked out of the meeting protesting a decision by
organizers to allow a particular chief to sit on the high
table while he, (regent) sat among the public.
It took the intervention of the Northern Regional Minister,
Stephen Sumani Nanyina and the Tamale South Member of
Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu for the regent to return to the
meeting.
The press conference was also used to educate the media on
the status of the regent who is the official representative
of the Ya Na.
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Accra, Sept 18, Ghanadot - Authentic reports
reaching Ghanadot from Tamale, in the Northern Region of
Ghana disclosed that police in area have closed down a
local radio station owned by the former vice-president
Alhaji Aliu Mahama for broadcasting a press conference
held by the regent of Dagbon.. ...More
