Ace journalist
and broadcaster Gifty Anti has expressed her disappointment in Peacefmonline.com
for choosing a headline which in her opinion could mare here reputation.
According to
Gifty Peacefmonline.com published of her on their website and the headline they
chose for it was dangerous. The headline reads 'DON'T PRAY TO GOD TO GIVE YOU A HUSBAND.... IT
IS NOT RIGHT.... OHENEYERE GIFTY ANTI'.
Peacefmonline is a news portal of an Accra
based Twi speaking radio station called Peace 104.3 Fm
Gifty Anti who got married to Nana Ansah
Kwao late 2015 took to
Instagram to register her displeasure.
“RE:
PEACEFMONLINE Normally I will let this slide and ignore. But not this one.
Yesterday I was on GH Today on GH ONE TV, hosted by Kafui Dey and Beisewa
Dowuna Hammond.. We had a civil and interesting conversation about my marriage
life and my new project, the AWO DANSOA READING PROJECT.”
“Kafui
asked me how I was finding married life and I told him I was learning to be a
wife because I never prepared for it. During the discussion I also said that 'I
was not one of those who prayed for a husband' and that 'my prayer was always
Lord, if he is not the one for me, take him out of my life'.”
“Kafui
at this point made a comment to the effect that, that was a negative/ wicked
prayer and I said yes I know, So people shouldn't be like me and shouldn't pray
that kind of prayer me.”
“Now
as expected, the media picked it up and bloggers did what they know how to do
best. However, I woke up this morning to a rather HORRIFYING headline on
Peacefmonline.com 'DON'T PRAY TO GOD TO GIVE YOU A HUSBAND.... IT IS NOT
RIGHT.... OHENEYERE GIFTY ANTI'. Really?”
“Now,
I know Peace fm is a Twi speaking radio station, but seriously? Interestingly,
they sourced the story from Adomfmonline.com, also a Twi speaking station. But
the Adom fm story's headline was 'I AM LEARNING TO BE A WIFE....GIFTY ANTI'”
“No
where in my interview with GH TODAY did I say ' Don't pray to God to Give you a
husband...it is wrong'. Fortunately the whole interview (video) is on YouTube.”
“My
question is so where did the Peacefmonline person who copy pasted the story
from Adomfmonline get that headline from? Was the headline deliberately or
mischievously changed to court insults and disaffection for me?”
“You
see normally, I would have ignored it but this kind of headline is dangerous
and will mislead especially young people who look up to me. Peacefmonline
changed the headline when I complained, but you see the harm had already been
done.”
“A
little diligence would have cured this mischief. As for the insults and vile
comments, well I am sure you know it's part of the reasons why God continues to
bless me and lift me higher. I will not stop talking about or sharing my
testimony of (full story: link in bio)”
By Nii Ayi Mensah Lartey
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