Okaikoi chides critics

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The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Okaikoi North constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Mr. Andrew Okaikoi, has urged media practitioners in the country to be circumspect in their reportage in order not to injure the hard won reputation of others since it is easier to damage than to repair.

Speaking in an exclusive meeting with Today, the visibly irritated Okaikoi said the Office of the NDC parliamentary candidate for Okaikoi North observed a series of mischief in recent media publications which seek to defame his personality and tarnish the image of the party.

According to Mr Okaikoi, a couple of newspapers and radio stations have peddled information of an alleged petition supposedly filed against him at the NDC Greater Accra Regional headquarters.

He fumed that the continuous and repetitive nature of the defamatory and highly offensive publications of the media makes it apparent that the reports are being motivated by persons with a malicious agenda and “we therefore are compelled to respond and draw the attention of our respected friends of the media that they are being used by aggrieved persons to achieve a diabolic agenda.”

“We have no doubt that if our professional media friends would take just a little time to investigate the contents of the supposed petition, they would arrive at a conclusion that the allegations are baseless, cannot be substantiated and does not deserve space in the newspapers or airtime on radio,” he noted.

Mr. Andrew Okaikoi in an angry mood reminded the persons behind the mischievous publications that if they have a genuine concern, he operates an open door policy and they are always welcome to table their concerns for open frank dialogue that would be mutually beneficial.

He noted that “As members of the NDC, we must also not forget that our great party has laid down channels of addressing grievances and complaints and those laid down channels does not include moving from one media house to the other to defame peoples character and injure the party’s reputation…. It also does not include giving political currency to our rivals in other political parties. It does not include fabricated allegations. It does not include lies.”

He was of the strong belief that the party has taken notice of the conduct of the said persons and would act according to the laws and regulations they have all agreed to respect.

STORY: KORYEKPOR AWLESU FREEMAN

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