Governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Ashanti Region, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known widely as Chairman Wontumi, has been identified as the most insulting person on radio for the month of August 2020, according to the media monitoring by the Media Foundation of West Africa (MFWA).
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The loquacious Chairman beat stiff competition from Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) Kennedy Agyapong and Mugabe Maase.
According to the MFWA, the NPP and Radio Wontumi, owned by Chairman Wontumi were more insulting or uttered more indecent expressions than every other radio station monitored.
“…The NPP, and Kumasi-based Wontumi Radio recorded the highest incidents of indecent expressions.
Over the monitoring period (August 1-31), a total of 1,019 radio programmes were monitored on 15 selected radio stations across the country. The programmes included news bulletins, and political/current affairs discussions aired on the 15 radio stations,” an MFWA said.
