NPP unbeatable in abusive language – NDC

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the latest report on campaign language monitoring project by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is accurate and spot on, the National Organizer of the NDC, Kofi Adams, who spoke to Kasapa 102.5 FM said.

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has released the first report of its campaign language monitoring project. The report, which is based on the monitoring of 516 programmes on 40 radio stations for the period April 18-30, 2016, names political parties whose officials, affiliates and supporters used abusive language; individuals and radio presenters who used abusive language; and radio stations on which the indecent expressions were used.

A total of 87 incidents of indecent expressions were recorded on 18 out of the 40 radio stations monitored. Officials, affiliates and supporters of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) topped the list of culprits with a total of 27 incidents. The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) followed with a total of 16 incidents. The others were: Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and the New Labour Party (NLP) – four (4) each; National Democratic Party (NDP) – two (2); and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and People’s National Convention (PNC) – one (1) each.

According to Kofi Adams, the MFWA’s credibility in such surveys cannot be disputed, adding that as a matter of fact, the NDC will follow it up and work on the rough edges in relation to the survey.

This notwithstanding, he maintained that the NPP has always proved to be the worst culprit on abusive and indecent language, adding that “there has never been any occasion that they’ll conduct personality surveys and the NDC fold will be worse than the NPP. It is clear that you can’t take these things from the NPP,” he said.