{
  "id": 3225704,
  "title": "COKA condemns Politics of Insult",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/coka-condemns-politics-of-insult",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:03:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/coka-condemns-politics-of-insult/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The newly elected chairman of the Ashanti Regional chapter of the New Patriotic Party, COKA, has voiced his apprehension regarding the rising trend of insults in Ghana's political landscape. He emphasized that politics of insults is not an integral part of Ghana's culture and urged politicians, particularly party communicators, to adopt issue-based politics and eschew insults to foster development in the region. At a victory dinner in Kumasi, COKA expressed his deep gratitude to the media for their unwavering support throughout his political journey, which led to his recent historic victory. He acknowledged past tensions between the Ashanti Regional NPP and the media but expressed confidence that it is not too late to reconcile. COKA appealed to the media to leave the past behind and move forward, asserting that the media's role is indispensable for success in politics. He announced that the newly appointed regional executives are initiating a new chapter for the NPP in Ashanti and directed that all communicators invited to radio programs must be cleared by the Regional Communications Director. He cautioned the media against allowing just anyone to appear on radio programs to spew insults. COKA urged party members and the media to maintain harmony and not let the region down, promising continuous support from the party and his commitment to the media's end-of-year celebration.",
  "summary": "The newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Odenebo Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, has expressed concern over the growing culture of insults in Ghana’s body politics. According to him, politics of insults is not part of Ghanaian culture, and he appealed to politicians, especially party communicators, to embrace […] The post COKA condemns Politics…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}