Afenyo-Markin’s hostility toward media exemplifies dangerous disregard for democracy – UPDN

The United Press for Development Network (UPDN) has condemned Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s recent verbal attack on Joy FM, calling it a dangerous disregard for democratic principles.

UPDN criticized his remarks as part of a worrying trend of media intolerance by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Afenyo-Markin accused JoyNews of "mischief and misinformation" after it reported on the Speaker of Parliament’s declaration of four vacant seats.

UPDN defended the station’s reporting as factual and emphasized that attempts to silence independent journalism undermine democracy.

The group urged public figures to respect the media's role in holding power accountable.