A group calling itself Concerned Serial Callers Association in the
Ashanti Region has deployed the increasing use of abusive language on
Radio Stations in Kumasi especially during phone-in programmes. The
group has therefore called for decorum by people who call into Radio
programmes in order not to jeopardize the current peace in the
country. In a statement issued in Kumasi, the Acting Chairman of the
Group, Patrick Mayeilah explained that its members who are from various
political parties use the airwaves to contribute to national issues to
enrich the country’s democratic dispensation.
He however regretted
that for the past months, utterances and contributions from some
callers during phone-in especially on political issues are becoming
more of insults than educating and criticizing constructively. The
group has therefore condemned and disassociated itself from what it
describes as unspeakable, irresponsible and inflammatory pronouncements
from sections of the public.
It has appealed to Radio hosts not to
entertain such irresponsible and unwarranted comments on the airwaves
and also to political party leaders to eschew insults, violence and the
use of irritating and inflammatory language when they mount political
platforms.
