President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation to liaise with the National Communications Authority (NCA) to immediately restore the broadcast of sixty-four (64) radio stations affected by the regulator’s action.
His request is in line with the NCA’s order for the suspension of the aforementioned defaulting media houses.
However, the President has pleaded on behalf of the affected radio stations in a statement released on June 12, 2025.
“Tbelieves that regulatory compliance must take into account the need to uphold and enhance media freedom, and that requiring radio stations to shut down while awaiting the regularisation of their authorisation could limit the space for expressing such freedoms,” parts of the statement reads.
He has further asked the Minister for Communications, Samuel Nartey George, to work with the NCA on a reasonable timeframe within which the affected stations should regularise their authorisation.
This was contained in the statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications.
Reacting to the development, the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Mr. Nartey, acknowledged the President’s intervention and indicated that a one-month ultimatum has been given to these media houses.
“We have complied and issued a 30-day grace period,” he said in a post on his social media platforms.
He continued that “Let the facts however show that this action was in line with the law and not arbitrary”, stressing his office would apply the law accordingly after the grace period.
