Don’t rest until Stan Dogbe is sacked - Prof. Gadzekpo tells media
The head of the School of Communications Studies of the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, has called on the media to put pressure on President John Mahama to sack his aide, Stan Dogbe, for allegedly destroying the recorder of a journalist.
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The GBC reporter, Yahaya Kwamoah, was at the 37 Military Hospital two weeks ago to report on an accident involving the presidential press corps (which killed a Ghanaian Times journalist) when Mr Dogbe, who is the head of the Communications Bureau at the Presidency, allegedly pounced on him and destroyed his recorder.
The assault on the reporter is said to have been triggered by Mr Kwamoah’s alleged recording of a ‘private’ conversation between Communications Minister Omane Boamah and Mr Dogbe.
Commenting on the development on ‘News File’ on Multi TV Saturday, Prof. Gadzekpo said Mr Dogbe’s conduct was unacceptable and unjustifiable.
According to her, no matter what the reporter did wrong, the Presidential Staffer had no right to take the action that he took.
"I think that every single day...the media should repeat the call on the president to fire Stan Dogbe because he has violated the very basics of respect for the press by attacking a journalist," she said.
She expressed surprise at the lack of outrage on the development by the Ghana Journalists Association.
"I was surprised that immediately the incident happened the GJA executive, led by their president, did not [condemn it], particularly because of who was responsible." Prof Gadzekpo said.
