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The Media Foundation for West African (MFWA) on Thursday tagged 16 high profile politicians as most abusive on radio. They are; Mr. David Osei of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, NPP Member of Parliament for Assin North, Mr. Gideon Boako, Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the NPP; and Gizo described as an NPP supporter. MFWA statement to the Ghana News Agency signed by Professor Kwame Karikari, Executive Director, named other personalities as Mr.Kobby Onassis of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during Kessben FM�s Maakye programme of October 8 and Mr Kwaku Balado Manu, NPP MP for Ahafo Ano South, during Royals FM�s Adekyea Mu Nsem programme of October 8. Others are; Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, NPP MP for Assin North, during Oman FM�s Boiling Point programme of October 9; Mr. Francis Dodovi, an NDC activist and a spokesperson of the Ashanti Regional Minister during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 10; and Gizo an NPP supporter, during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 8. Mr. Gideon Boako, Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the NPP during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 8, Mr. David Osei of the NPP during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 8, Mr.Kweku Boahen of the NDC during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 8 and Mr. Mohammed Sahwil of the NPP during North Star FM�s Hot Issues programme of October 8. Mr. Gideon Boako, Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the NPP during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 8, Mr. David Osei of the NPP during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 8, and Mr. Ken Kuranchie, the Managing Editor of the Daily Searchlight newspaper who is also an NPP sympathiser during Oman FM�s National Agenda programme of October 8. The rest are Mr. Richard Nyamah, a member of the Young Patriots of the NPP during Hot FM�s Maakye programme of October 8; and Mr. Fuseini Donkor, a member of the NDC communication team in the Ashanti Region during Angel FM�s Platform programme of October 8. The MFWA also cited six radio stations for using their platforms in airing the 17 indecent remarks, stressing that: �As many as 10 of the 17 indecent expressions were made on Angel FM�.