Don t be surprised if a journalist is maimed, killed over bias accusations - Vim Lady Television and radio presenter Afia Pokuaa popularly known as Vim Lady has berated the incessant threats on some media personnel who called the elections in favour of some parties, prior to the EC’s official declaration. According to her, such attacks from politicians and their followers have grown to become a ritual in every election year. In a Facebook post condemning such acts, she noted without mincing any words that it should not come as a surprise to Ghanaians if, in the coming days, a media person is maimed or killed in the name of elections.
Television and radio presenter Afia Pokuaa popularly known as Vim Lady has berated the incessant threats on some media personnel who called the elections in favour of some parties, prior to the EC’s official declaration.
According to her, such attacks from politicians and their followers have grown to become a ritual in every election year.
In a Facebook post condemning such acts, she noted without mincing any words that it should not come as a surprise to Ghanaians if, in the coming days, a media person is maimed or killed in the name of elections.
“The way politicians are threatening media people, we should not be surprised if we wake up to news that a journalist has been KILLED or maimed in the coming weeks,” she wrote.
Election 2020: Joy FM, Adom FM pro-NDC; GTV, UTV, Daily Graphic pro-NPP – EU Observer Mission
A preliminary report by the European Union Election Observation Mission Ghana 2020 (EU EOM) has said the media – both state-owned and private – were polarised in their coverage of Ghana’s just-ended general elections.
“The media reported freely on the elections in a polarised environment”, the findings presented by EU EOM Chief Observer Javier Nart in the preliminary statement on 9 December said.
It reflects “the observations of EU observers only up to the collation of results”.
The team said “a comprehensive report with recommendations will be published in about 2 months”.
Voting process was well managed but collation was protracted - EU Observers on Ghana s election ghanaweb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ghanaweb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.