Kwame Owusu Danso, The running mate to independent presidential candidate Alan Kyerematen, has accused the main political parties of engaging in a deliberate campaign to suppress Kyerematen’s message and prevent it from reaching Ghanaian voters.
Speaking on Morning Starr with Lily Mohammed, Mr. Danso alleged that a concerted effort is underway to limit Kyerematen’s media exposure and thus hinder his chances in the upcoming election.
He claimed this effort is politically motivated and designed to benefit the leading parties.
Mr. Danso expressed frustration with the limited media coverage afforded to Kyerematen’s campaign, highlighting what he perceives as a bias in favor of the established political parties.
“Let me be very frank with you; even within the media circle, it is few of our friends who are helping Alan put his message out,” Danso stated.
“There is a deliberate attempt to just prevent Alan’s message from going out; that’s a fact. And all this is through political machination because they know that if Ghanaian people get to hear what he says and what he has to offer, then they’ll give him an opportunity.”
Mr. Danso asserted that the main parties fear Kyerematen’s appeal to the electorate, explaining the alleged suppression as a way to protect their own electoral prospects.
He believes that the only way to counter this, and to allow Ghanaians a true choice, is to ensure Kyerematen’s message is heard.
John Kyeremateng popularly known as Alan Cash, break from the New Patriotic Patty few weeks to their flag bearer ship election to form his own movement, called “Movement for Change” as an independent presidential candidate looking forward to becoming the sixth president under the fourth republic of Ghana.
He has since the inception of his movement, championed vibrate policies to implement when he is given the nod.
But it looks as if, the two major political parties have suppressed his campaign using the media.
Mr. Kwame Danso’s comments are likely to ignite debate about media bias and the role of the media in shaping public opinion during election campaigns.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM/John Bodza
