Power Failure, Cynicism Frustrate Broadcast of Focus On UB in Retrospect

But Transfer of Production and Presentation Authority Carried Out in Gilded Style

Best radio programme award-winning crew and panelists pose for the press

Incessant power failure, suspicion of reporters amidst other bottlenecks gravely hampered the complete broadcast of a special edition of Focus on UB dubbed Focus on UB in Retrospect over Chariot FM, crew members reported.

The planned two hour programme which started at 3pm, Friday June 14, 2013, first met its Golgotha when AES-Sonel suddenly ceased electricity with a lot of impunity without prior notice. By this time, only a commentary and five reports had been aired, Njumbe Stephen Sako, the programme’s co-producer noted. He further stressed that 18 painstaking reports were not aired due to the frustration.

The Pointer observed that three invited panelists: Martins Elonge, CEO of Brik Foundation; Mbain Derick, Former Producer of Focus on UB; and Ewule Edward of Tanyi Mbi and Partners Law Firm, expressed disappointment over the behavior of one of Chariot FM’s official.

According to the producers, the programme could not continue when electricity was reinstated due to a Chariot FM official’s decision stopping the programme, irrespective of the fact that the programme’s control sheet was dully signed by a senior departmental authority. Yet, the crew members were responsible enough and left immediately in anger to Da Crown Molyko Base 100 for the official handing over.

After, a brief postmortem and by consensus of the producers, production and presentation authority of Focus on UB for 2013/2014 was handed over to Che Bruno, Mbah Beryl, Lohshie Eugene, Tem Derick and Ambe Betrand as producer, co-producer, presenter, assistant presenter and chief technician respectively.

The day’s event, which fortunately did not see again the arrest and detention of any Focus on UB crew member ended with a lot of feasting and sharing of experiences.

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong