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Accra-based Angel FM has confirmed the suspension of its morning show host, Captain Smart, from the Anopa Bofour show.
The station’s General Manager, Kwadwo Dickson, has revealed Captain Smart was suspended by their boss for utterances he made on the show.
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Reports surfaced on social media on Thursday, May 6, 2021, that Captain Smart had been taken off the air.
The reports were started by a post on the Facebook page of IMANI President Franklin Cudjoe.
Cudjoe indicated that his sources had told him, Captain Smart had been taken off air for overly criticising President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government.
Speaking in a video sighted by Ghanaarticles.com, the Angel FM GM explained that Captain Smart had been suspended not for criticizing the government but for personal attacks n t members of the government.
The General Manager of Angel FM, Kwadwo Dickson, confirms the suspension of Captain Smart and says the reason for his suspension is that he has "spoken against government officials such as President Akufo-Addo, Vice-President Dr. Bawumia, Allan Kyeremateng and the IGP." pic.twitter.com/LHJLNxxm6X
— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) May 6, 2021
According to Kwadwo Dickson, Captain Smart had made utterances against President Akufo-Addo, his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, Inspector General of Police (IGP) James Oppong Boanuh, among others.
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The suspension, he added, has come after Captain Smart failed to heed to advice and warnings to desist from such personal attacks.
Captain Smart’s suspension from Angel FM’s morning show comes almost one year after he joined the station.
Source: Ghanaarticles.com
