Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has reiterated government’s commitment to support the work of journalists in Ghana.
Part of the support mechanism the Minister noted, is the provision of the Office for the Coordinated Mechanism on the Safety of Journalists to investigate reported attacks on journalists, validate same and take the necessary steps to seek legal redress.
“As we have just finished with the commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day, you may have noticed on the front pages of today’s newspapers that yesterday I opened the Office for the Coordinated Mechanism on the Safety of Journalists here in Ghana.
“That office is just one additional layer to the many other layers of work that the government of Ghana and specifically the Akufo-Addo administration have been embarking on to deepen media freedoms and the freedoms of expression,” he said.
Mr Oppong Nkrumah stated these on Wednesday as part of a three-day tour of the North East, Upper East, Northern, Savannah and Upper West Regions to engage with journalists.
The tour formed part of government’s efforts in taking inputs from relevant stakeholders amid ongoing discussions to restructure the country’s media landscape and provide media personnel with the needed support in their day-to-day activities.
Mr Oppong Nkrumah also admonished town folks to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 preventive etiquettes stressing that though our active cases have stabilized, now is the time we need to religiously wear our face masks and wash our hands intermittently to get rid of the virus entirely from the country.
Meeting with RCC
Beginning from the North East Region, the Information Minister visited the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) where he interacted with some journalists to acquaint himself with the challenges they face particularly in the region proffering solutions to the myriad of challenges before paying a courtesy call to the Nayiri Palace.
Regional Minister Yadina Zakaria in his remarks expressed gratitude to the Minister for the engagement.
He assured that the second term of President Akufo-Addo’s tenure will bring more development projects that will improve the living standards of the people in the region.
Appreciation
The Overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, Nayiri Nabohagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga on his part thanked the Minister for his visit.
He took stock of ongoing developmental projects in the region describing them as “unprecedented”.
Nayiri expressed his delight at how the current administration has brought development closer to the people.
