(CEMESP/IFEX) – On 10 September 2006, local government authorities of Margibi County in rural Liberia ordered the cancellation of a talk show on local community radio station Radio Kakata in Kakata, Margibi County. According to the local government authorities, the show was called off because of the tension that is brewing between supporters of the […]
(CEMESP/IFEX) – On 10 September 2006, local government authorities of Margibi County in rural Liberia ordered the cancellation of a talk show on local community radio station Radio Kakata in Kakata, Margibi County.
According to the local government authorities, the show was called off because of the tension that is brewing between supporters of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party of George Weah and the ruling Unity party of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
The two parties are featuring two candidates in a run-off by-election in Margibi County scheduled for 12 September.
The CDC had booked airtime on the local radio station, but wanted an extension of the airtime which would have run into the time booked by the Unity party.
This led to the cancellation of the radio talk show and the deployment of police officers by Margibi County authorities to the radio station, to prevent the host from proceeding with the show.
The programme host, who is also station manager of Radio Kakata, Cris Karjou, said a group of men later walked into the radio station and issued threats against his life.
