Communications adviser and the host of Metro TV's ‘Good Evening Ghana’ show, Paul Adom Otchere became the subject of ridicule and humiliation after being dressed down by Starr FM’s Nii Arday Clegg on live radio.
Mr. Adom Otchere allegedly claimed in an interview with Bola Ray on Star Chat Tuesday that the Starr FM Morning host, Arday Clegg, once took an Interim Assessment (IA) for him during their first degree days at the University of Ghana, Legon.
Nii Arday Clegg did not take kindly to words of the ‘Good Evening Ghana’ show host and confronted him in a phone call. Paul admitted the statement was false and apologised to the StarrFM Morning show host.
The story, however, did not end there as Nii Arday Clegg called Mr. Adom Otchere and chastised him on live radio the following day calling the latter ‘evil’ and a 'liar'. Paul Adom Otchere admitted his wrongdoing and apologised to the StarrFM Morning Show host during a live phone-in session on Wednesday to clear the air.
The development has shocked many people including former journalist of the year, Manasseh Azure Awuni.
Read below his reaction:-
Manasseh Azure Awuni/Facebook
My jaw dropped when I heard a voice recording of Nii Arday Clegg, host of the Starr FM morning show. I cringed when, live on radio, he called Paul Adom Otchere "evil" and a "liar." He alleged that Paul Adom Otchere had lied about him (Arday Clegg) on Bola Ray's show, Starr Chat. He said he got angry and confronted Paul on phone and Paul admitted he had lied. All this sounded too strange to believe until he raised Paul Adom Otchere on phone.
Would Paul defend his statement or admit he lied? He admitted he lied and apologised to Nii Arday Clegg.
It may be Paul Adom Otchere's bad day but this presents a huge lessons for us journalists and those of us who have the opportunity to be on radio and television. Not all the people we lie about may have the platform like Nii Arday Clegg to defend themselves, but we will not escape the dreaded punishment of the Righteous Judge if we knowingly lie about others. Let's learn from this.
#IntegrityMatters
Source: ghanaweb.com
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Friends are those who will eat lime for you and smile to the public. Paul may have lied but the way Robert attacked him on a morning show was immature. A call on the morning show to clarify the matter would have been enough. Personally, I have a friend who feels lower than me in personality. His challenge is that i am taller than him and he is short, which he always talk about as soon as we have to walk side by side or make comments on our personalities, However he is a wana be and I seem to appeal to people easily but I am fond of people and I pass silly comments in a lighter note when we are often teasing ourselves. We play a lot but as soon as he gets the chance to blow up a small issue just to make me feel bad for some of the teasing comments i make about his actions, he really shows how painful it gets when you think you were just pulling up a joke but others take it very personal and use it to show you where you belong in his heart. Paul didn't do it deliberately. he will admit it was just a trivial comment but would realize it is an integrity that is on the line now. Why would one be happy to have been reported to have cheated in an exam back in school on a course around integrity? It will be OK to say this while we have some drinks for the person to clarify and move on but this was live on radio. I don't support Paul's actions but Robert has come too hard. This could have been clarified in a mature way. Thank you.
After Paul admitting publicly on radio that he lied about Nii Ardy Clegg, you still insult him and Azure about the same issue? What has NDC got to do with this. I guess nowadays everything is about politics and NDC. Sycophancy at its best or worse? I cannot tell. Oh Ghana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmm anybody associated with NDC is a liar. change is coming!
NII ARAY AN MANASSH AZUR AR NPP SYMPATHISRS WHIL PAUL IS A SYMPATHISER OF OUR GREAT PARTY THE NDC . THIS WHOLE THING IS A CONSPIRACY BY THE NPP TO MALIGNED PAUL ADOM OKYERE.
Paul Adom you are my man and don't mind those animals called azure and NII arday. They talk as if they are better human. Azure is a ***barred word*** man and I blasted him so many tyms on his FB page and he blocked me. Paul Adom is far better than u guys and he is an eye opener with lots of blessing. Azure wrote and lied against my people in Ghana but we kept quite and watch u go free but we are still watching all ur movement.
this is so bad. so so bad