The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has instructed various media organizations in the country to blacklist the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama.
This is in response to the MP’s alleged attack on a reporter, Mohammed Aminu Alabira, during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in the Yendi Constituency.
In a joint statement, the GJA, Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) said it was shocking that no action had been taken against the MP and his team a week after the incident.
The statement further indicated that Mr Mahama has threatened to go to court over the assault case which is akin to adding insult to injury.
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They, therefore, resolved that, “All media houses must BLACKLIST and offer Farouk Aliu Mahama no media coverage, interview, etc. as the MP for Yendi and any other state position he holds until further notice. We want you to know that apart from him being insensitive to the work of journalists (as demonstrated during the Parliamentary Primaries), there are vigilantes around him who may harm you. So, just steer clear of him and his thugs”.
They also called on the NPP leadership to seek justice for their colleague by sanctioning the Yendi MP and his “hoodlums” appropriately.
They further called on the Speaker of Parliament, to intervene in the case and haul the MP to the appropriate parliamentary committee to respond to his unhonourable behaviour.
Below is the full statement