A Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has explained why President Akufo-Addo always delivers late Covid-19 addresses to the nation.
According the Deputy information Minister, President Akufo-Addo’s evening broadcasts on the Coronavirus situation in Ghana is aimed at achieving a certain effect.
He stated that although the President would want to deliver the broadcasts early, his schedules do not offer him the time to do so.
Speaking on Metro TV Wednesday, Mr Hadzide nonetheless said the broadcasts were not live.
He said, “the President’s schedule around this time, on this COVID, you have no idea. Sometimes, he is sitting in meetings until late and he’s able to interact with us.
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“Those broadcasts at the times they are broadcast also communicates in itself,” he added.
It’s not like they were recorded days or hours before. So, it’s not a major problem,” he further stated.
When asked why a pre-recorded broadcast could not be shown earlier, the Deputy Minister said “If you ask me, the timing is just right. When my advice is sought, I will put it at a time which is not ordinary… [so] everybody will know that we are not in ordinary times. I think that doing it in the evening, nine o’clock thereabout is fine.”
Meanwhile, Ghana has confirmed 73 new cases of the novel Coronavirus, bringing the total count to 287.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in a statement said with the institution of the enhanced contact tracing and testing measures, Ghana has recorded an increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
“As of 6 April 2020, 23:30 hr, a total of 287 cases of COVID-19 with five deaths have been recorded.
“The regional distribution of the cases are as follows: Greater Accra Region has most cases (258) followed by the Ashanti Region (18), Northern Region (10), Upper West Region (1), Eastern Region (1) and Upper East Region (1),” the statement read.
