Pooley Killing: Prof EK Wallace Taken Off Air after Controversial Statement

Asempa FM sports presenter, Prof EK Wallace, has been taken off air by the Management of the radio station, a subsidiary of the Multimedia Group Limited.

This was announced by Programme Director, Philip Osei Bonsu on the ‘Fire For Fire’ show on Monday.

The move, according to him, is to make way for internal investigation and necessary disciplinary actions when necessary.

“Already, the Presenter in question, Prof EK Wallace has been taken off air for the period of the internal investigations and disciplinary processes. This shows that we are committed to finding a lasting resolution to this particular issue.”

Meanwhile, he indicated that the Management of the Asante Kotoko Sc has been engaged.

He continued, “We will avail ourselves to any investigation processes if the police minded so to do.”

It comes after Kotoko blacklisted the media organisation boycotting all channels of the radio station indefinitely as well as banning the media channel from covering any organized activity of Kotoko.

A statement issued by the Porcupines on March 3 justified the move as a response to the “blatant disregard for professionalism, journalistic ethics, and integrity” by its sports programme host EK Wallace and the broader management of Asempa FM.

The concerns related to some remarks made by the host about the killing of Nana Pooley, a Kotoko supporter during their last game at Nsoatre.

According to Kotoko, the sports programme was deliberately orchestrated to serve an agenda of shielding individuals connected to the gruesome murder of their beloved supporter, Francis Yaw Frimpong (Pooley).

It faulted the media organisation and the host for failing to disclose the content of the programme to the Ghana Police Service or any security agency before or after the broadcast, despite the serious nature of the case.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini