Minority Leader fully supports NPP’s boycott of Media General platforms – Nana B

The National Organiser of the largest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, has stated that the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, fully supports the party’s decision to boycott all Media General platforms.

This comment comes after the Minority Leader defied the party’s directive to stay away from all radio and TV stations managed by Media General.

The NPP announced its withdrawal from all Media General platforms, including TV3, 3 FM, and Onua FM, through a press release issued on January 26 and signed by the party’s Communications Director, Richard Ahiagbah.

This decision follows months of unsuccessful attempts to address concerns over alleged biased and unprofessional conduct by Media General hosts and management.

According to the NPP, repeated efforts to engage with the media house’s production team, hosts, and management have not led to any meaningful change.

The party claims that despite assurances since 2023, issues of biased moderation and inappropriate behavior have persisted.

“Though withdrawal is not our preferred course of action, we have been left with no other choice due to the stance of Media General’s management,” Ahiagbah stated in the release.

The NPP outlined several instances of misconduct, including one involving a regular guest on TV3 who reportedly made inflammatory remarks about former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

However, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, disregarded this directive and called into TV3’s The Key Points show on Saturday, February 22, 2025, to set the record straight after being wrongly accused.

He was alleged to be moving around with a military convoy as the leader of the House of Parliament, a claim he vehemently denied.

He stated that such an assertion could only be a figment of someone’s imagination.

“I have never had 50 military personnel in a convoy following me,” Afenyo-Markin said.

His comment was in response to an allegation by the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, who claimed that “A Majority Leader used to drive around with a convoy of 50 military personnel.”

Although Mr. Dafeamekpor did not mention Afenyo-Markin’s name, Mr. Kpebu, another panelist, specifically identified him as the Majority Leader in question.

Some have suggested that by speaking to the TV station, the Minority Leader does not agree with the party’s stance.

However, in a Facebook post, Nana B stated that Afenyo-Markin fully supports the party leadership’s decision to boycott Media General, as it is in the party’s best interest.

“Martin Kpebu and other panelists on TV3 this morning peddled barefaced and malicious false claims about the Minority Leader, Hon. Afenyo-Markin, alleging that he was accompanied by a convoy of around 50 military personnel.

“The Minority Leader promptly called in to correct the misinformation, putting an end to the propaganda and prompting Hon. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor to retract his statement and apologize live on TV.

“I have spoken with Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, and he fully supports the party leadership’s decision to boycott Media General (TV3) due to their biased panel selections and unprofessional treatment of the NPP,” Nana B stated.

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