Newsfile host Samson Lardy Anyenini has revealed that his outspoken fight against corruption and defence of press freedom has attracted threats on his life.
Speaking at this year’s Communication and Media Studies Students’ Association (CoMSSA) gathering dubbed CoMSSAFest 2025, he said that exposing the corrupt deeds of the political elite often comes at a heavy personal cost.
“Some of us have spoken. We have come under national security protection. But we must do it. Who else will do it?” he asked a hall-packed audience
Mr Samson Lardy Anyenini disclosed that his role as a lawyer for investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has made him a target of attacks and intimidation by some faceless individuals.
“Just by being a lawyer for Manasseh, I attract attacks and hate. What has he done wrong? That he exposed the rot, saved the country money, and didn’t take a penny for himself? Is that his crime?” he questioned.
The award-winning host of Newsfile stressed that Ghana’s democracy is bleeding from “grand corruption” — where billions of cedis are stolen by the political elite, while ordinary citizens are mobilised as “a broke army” to defend those same corrupt leaders.
Despite the threats, he vowed to continue speaking truth to power: “Effective communication must be grounded in truth, guided by purpose, and fuelled by courage.”
