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My government will work with the media — Walker

The Independent Presidential Candidate for the December 7, 2020 polls, Mr Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, has stated that his government will partner the media to propagate Ghana’s interest and beauty to the world.

“Walker, JOY team is here to give you the assurance that should we get the nod, we are going to give you all the support financially and the like. We are here to partner you, help your industry to grow. Ghana’s interest must be propagated, the beauty of Ghana must be propagated around the world,” he said.

Mr Walker said this when he and his running mate, Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah, paid a courtesy call on the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) at the International Press Centre, Accra.

Media Fund

He said his government would establish a media fund for programmes, documentaries and stories that would market the country to the world and attract investors for rapid socio-economic development.

Mr Walker said he believed in the media as agents of change and was prepared to work closely with practitioners and organisations to promote the Ghanaian identity and change the narratives.

For his part, Mr Yeboah pleaded with the traditional media to give equal space and attention to all candidates ahead of the polls for the electorate to make informed decisions.

He said they were not able to campaign nationwide because they did not have police escort and appealed to the Police to work on their request for escorts in time.

Media policy

The President of the GJA, Mr Roland Affail Monney, said the media was ready to work with any President because it was the responsibility of the media to feed the citizenry with credible information.

He commended Mr Walker for being the first to visit and engage the GJA on policies for the media.

He called for peace ahead of the polls and stated the readiness of the media to play its role for a peaceful, free and fair general election.

The Executive Secretary of GIBA, Madam Gloria Hadzi, said the traditional media needed support because adverts were dwindling due to social media. 

Source: GNA
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