NDC Central Regional Chairman Dr Richard Asiedu has denied allegations that he led a group to storm, disrupt and shut down Obaatanpa Radio in Kasoa, insisting his visit was intended to peacefully resolve longstanding concerns over the station’s coverage of the party.
Speaking to Citi News on Friday, June 26, 2026, Dr Asiedu dismissed reports that he and other party officials harassed staff or forced the station off air, describing such claims as a misrepresentation of what transpired.
According to him, he visited the station together with the Awutu Senya East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Seth Sabah Serwonoo-Banini, and other officials to engage management over what he described as persistent biased reportage targeting the party’s local leadership. However, efforts to meet the station manager proved unsuccessful.
“The manager was nowhere to be found, and we continuously asked them that we want to see the manager. We were there for 30 minutes, and they told us that the manager is at the NPP office, so we should go there.
“I came here to solve issues surrounding what they have been hearing and to see how best we can solve those issues and make a living. In fact, we stood there for almost 45 minutes, and the manager didn’t come.”
Dr Asiedu said the situation changed after news of his presence at the station spread through the constituency, attracting supporters to the premises and creating security concerns.
“Hearing that the regional chairman has come to the station… and they knew that the FM station has been destroying the image of the MP, the regional chairman, and the MCE for all these years. So if the regional chairman has come to the station, they are also coming to show support for him.
“So in sensing danger and the possibility of them attacking the station, I quickly ordered the MCE to call the regional police command for them to stop coming to the station or come and take control of the area.”
According to him, although the Regional Police Commander was at the Police Headquarters in Accra at the time, officers were immediately dispatched to restore calm and secure the premises.
Responding to allegations that his team locked up the station or forced journalists out, Dr Asiedu maintained that no such action occurred. He said he only advised one of the station’s presenters to secure the main gate temporarily to prevent the gathering crowd from entering the premises before the police arrived.
“I asked one of the mid-morning presenters who was present with us throughout the period that the way people are rushing to the place, why doesn’t he lock the main gate of the station and give the key to the police in case the police come, so that nobody can rush in to destroy the FM’s properties?
“So before God and man, nobody entered any studio whatsoever, or locked their studio.”
The Central East Regional Police Command has since deployed personnel to maintain security in the area while investigations into the incident continue.
