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Montie FM now playing gospel music

Tuesday, August 02, 2016 at 2:27 PM by Samuel Obour 1 min read

Montie FM is back on air after it went off briefly following the jailing of its presenter, Salifu Maase, aka, ‘Mugabe’, and panellists Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gunn, by the Supreme Court for four months for contempt.

Montie FM now playing gospel music — From left: Alistair Nelson, Salifu Masse and Godwin Ako Gunn Montie FM Panellists

The trio had reportedly threatened to kill judges who ruled that the Electoral Commission should delete the names of 53,000 NHIS cards registrants from the voters' register.

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Since the sentencing, the station which was noted for charged and fiery political analyses is now noted for soul-stirring gospel music.

The development has come as a surprise to many observers, with some suggesting that the Supreme Court ruling has demoralised staff of the station.

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It is not immediately clear when normal programming will resume.

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:

Samuel Obour (Managing Director and Editior-in-Chief) Samuel Obour has 12 years of experience in print and digital journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2010. He began his career at Graphic Communications Group Limited, where he worked with The Mirror, the Daily Graphic, and Graphic.com.gh. Samuel has been with yen.com.gh since 2016. He can be reached via samuel.obour@yen.com.gh.

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