
Audio By Carbonatix
Freelance investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has said that despite threats against his life, he won't relent in his fight against corruption.
The anti-corruption journalist said if one's personal safety is prioritised over the country’s progress, nothing will get done by the people and everyone would ultimately suffer the consequences.
"I will do what is right and trust God to protect me," he said Monday on JoyFM's Super Morning Show (SMS).
His comment comes after he disclosed that he received a death threat following an article he wrote about the country's recent election and the outcome.
The piece titled, ‘ERRORtoral’ Commission and Akufo-Addo’s coup d’état,' discussed the anomalies with the Techiman South parliamentary results and the non-participation of the people of Santrokfi, Akpafu, Lolobi, and Likpe (SALL) areas in the voting process.
The two issues, if not resolved before the constitution of the next parliament, could result in what Manasseh Azure describes as a “coup against the legislative arm of government.”
However, someone who was not happy with the article and felt the journalist, through the piece, was siding with the opposition NDC on the two constituency issues, sent him an email on Christmas day saying Manasseh was “lucky to still be walking a free man.”
Mr Azure Awuni, admitted on Joy SMS that he had suffered several attacks in his line of duty as a journalist including various allegations and falsehoods peddled against him.
However, "when it gets to a point where your life is being threatened, I think it is very serious and no one should take it lightly," he said.
"I have said that if anybody is not suicidal, they would definitely not want to die when perhaps that may not be the natural order.
"So no matter how brave or whoever or whatever you are, if your life is being threatened and you have something to live for, you'll take it seriously," he said.
Amidst all the threats, Manasseh Azure is also optimistic that no man can take his life against the will of God.
"If God so wills that I die standing for what is right, then I'll die a death of nobility even if no one appreciates what I have done," he said.
He further noted that the fight against corruption though difficult, becomes more difficult if "the very people you are fighting for don't even appreciate that you are sacrificing for them and they join the oppressors to attack you."
"If you are living your life and you know there are people out there who want you dead, obviously you would be afraid. So courage in my own view is not the absence of fear but you sometimes need to tell yourself 'I will not be cowed by that fear," he added.
Latest Stories
-
Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts
1 minute -
Mahama declares July 10–11 National General Cleaning Days in flood-affected regions
7 minutes -
GAPHTO warns of cholera, malaria and other disease risks after floods
10 minutes -
CID warns of ‘Model Q’ trafficking network reshaping organised crime across West Africa
10 minutes -
Understanding human rights, refugees, statelessness, and asylum: Why these issues matter to us all
14 minutes -
Fresh twist in Abu Trica case as court sets July 9 hearing over extradition stay
15 minutes -
Accra: A city built to drown – A practical blueprint for ending Accra’s urban floods
17 minutes -
I voted for NDC; I like everything about Mahama – Kumchacha
18 minutes -
Drowning by Design: How Accra chose its floods
21 minutes -
Agnes Afua Oforiwa Opoku
22 minutes -
Belgian federation to challenge FIFA’s decision to let Folarin Balogun play in World Cup match
25 minutes -
Russia’s missile and drone attack on Ukraine kills at least 18 ahead of NATO summit
30 minutes -
Court adjourns GH¢30m EXIM Bank fraud case involving Chairman Wontumi over plea bargain talks
31 minutes -
Floods: Demolish illegal structures on waterways regardless of political cost – Elikem Kotoko
33 minutes -
Carlos Queiroz departure exposes deeper structural cracks within Black Stars
34 minutes