Ghana’s president Nana-Addo urges all media persons to ensure true and accurate reportage on matters about the COVID-19 pandemic.
This directives was during a meeting with leadership of Ghana Journalists Association, Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association, Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana & National Media Commission at the Jubilee House.
The President first observed that the media has been, for the government, “an invaluable ally on two fronts”.
The president said;
“in helping to get the information and education out there to the citizenry of our country about this new menace to the progress on the human race”, and secondly, and equally important “is your roles as vehicle of accountability”,
“I am a strong believer that in all circumstances, even in the conduct of war,
governments and public officials should be held accountable for what they do and
you are the vehicles for accountability in our society and that is how it should be”.
“One thing that is important though”, “Is that there should be accuracy in what you convey; that is critical”.
The Chairman of the National Media Commission, Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh,
addressing the President on behalf of the media delegation, noted that the media fraternity is deeply in the debt of the President for his invitation.
He accepted the admonishing of the President to the media.
“Our assurance to the government is that we will do whatever we need to do to support the government,
In making sure that the people of this country come out of this pandemic stronger they were before”, the NMC Chairman said.
SORUCE : Ghanaquest.com || BY : MOD DEE
