President John Dramani Mahama has offered clemency to 64 radio stations shutdown by the National Communications Authority, NCA.The President has consequently directed the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation to work with the National Communications Authority (NCA) to restore the 64 radio stations closed down to regulatory infractions.
A statement from the Presidency, issued on Thursday, June 12, 2025, said that although the actions taken by the NCA were grounded in law, they risked affecting media freedom if stations were not given a fair opportunity to regularise their status.
The NCA had earlier suspended the operations of 62 radio stations found to be in breach of the Electronic Communications Act 2008 and related regulations.
Offences cited included operating with expired authorisations, failure to pay fees, exceeding permitted transmission limits, or continuing to broadcast despite official revocation notices.
The affected stations included Asaase Radio, Wontumi FM, Happy Fm and Guide Radio.
In the statement signed by Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu cited the President’s unwavering principle for free speech as basis for the directive.
“The President believes that regulatory compliance must take into account the need to uphold and enhance media freedom and that requiring radio stations to shut down while awaiting the regularisation of their authorisation could limit the space for expressing such freedoms” He stated
Below is the statement:
