The directive from Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations Samuel Nartey George to the National Communication Authority (NCA) to enforce laws on six radio stations operating without authorization and another in Bawku for national security reasons has sent Members of Parliament (MPs) into a frenzy.
The MP for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku in a statement questioned the legal basis for the directive from the sector Minister.
According to him, the move amounts to illegal interference in the operations of the NCA and thus must not be allowed to stand
The MP for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli on his part accused the Communications Minister of engaging in dictatorship with his actions.
He likened Sam George to the late Iddi Amin of Uganda.
Minister for Environment, Science and Innovation Murtala Mohammed however did not take kindly to the labels being slapped on his colleague Minister and he made that abundantly clear.
Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh on his part argued that even if stations were closed in the past under the Nana Addo administration, that spectacle must not repeat itself.
The Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP prayed to the second deputy speaker who was presiding to summon the sector Minister over the development
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga however argued there was nothing legally wrong with the directive of the Minister. The Bawku Central MP emphasized government will continue to shut down stations flouting regulations
The second deputy speaker Andrew Asiamah however rejected the prayer for the Communication minister to be summoned.
He however asked members still aggrieved to file questions for the minister to answer.
