The Member of Parliament(MP) for Tolon, Alhaji Habib Iddrisu, has urged journalists in the Northern region to stop attacking and insulting politicians, saying such behaviour undermines rather than advances the region’s development.
In an interview with Sagani TV based in Tamale, the First Deputy Minority Chief Whip of Ghana’s Parliament said he had previously appealed to the media not to target current MPs from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the same way they attacked New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs.
“Northern MPs are already considered a minority regardless of party, so attacking them will only destroy the hard work we are trying to do”, he revealed.
He noted that verbal attacks would not affect MPs’ salaries or positions, explaining that some journalists who targeted NPP MPs in 2024 have since regretted their actions.
“Those who attacked and insulted NPP MPs last year may have expected appointments under the NDC government, but that did not happen and they have regretted all they did during the 2024 campaign season for the NDC and that’s sad all we want is to see our journalists in this region excel like their colleagues in the south,” He noted
Alhaji Iddrisu urged journalists to remain objective and unbiased.
“Every journalist needs to be fair and objective and hold any MP accountable, but not attacking and insulting them”, he advised.
