The
set
of
Manhyia
Palace
elders
who
sat
on
Afia
Pokuaa’s
issue
yesterday
threatened
to
stop
ONUA
TV
&
Radio
from
operating
on
Asante
Land.
According
to
the
elders
who
were
appeared
visibly
angry
and
unforgiving,
Afia
Pokuaa’s
insolence
has
negatively
affected
ONUA
TV
&
Radio.
As
referenced
by
the
elders,
when
former
presidential
flagbearer
Odike
spoke
against
Asantehene
on
Oyerepa
FM,
the
CEO
personally
visited
Manhyia
Palace
to
seek
forgiveness.
The
vociferous
elders
threatened
to
close
down
ONUA
TV
&
Radio
on
the
basis
that
the
CEO
refused
to
accompany
Afia
Pokuaa
to
the
revered
Palace.
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Yesterday,
Manhyia
Palace
rejected
Afia
Pokua’s
apology
after
hours
of
pleading.
Despite
efforts
from
a
faction
of
elders
supporting
her,
the
Otumfuo’s
representative
remained
firm
in
the
decision
to
turn
her
away,
forbidding
her
from
ever
returning
to
the
palace.
The
controversy
stems
from
when
Afia
Pokua,
a
journalist
with
Agoo
TV,
criticised
the
Asantehene
for
his
perceived
silence
regarding
ongoing
conflicts
between
the
Ashantis
and
other
tribes,
including
the
Bonos.
Her
remarks,
made
during
Mona
Gucci’s
show
Bribi
Gye
Gye
Wo
on
Onua
FM,
also
expressed
frustration
over
what
she
described
as
Ashanti
superiority
over
other
tribes
and
the
Asantehene’s
inaction.