His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has called on the entire Ghanaian media fraternity to relay truthful information at all times, to avert the disruption of the Electoral Commission process and quit spreading false rumours, liable to cause fear and panic in the country.
Speaking at the 28th Ghana Journalists Association Media Awards, known as the GJA Awards, President Akufo-Addo outlined the role of the media outlets, which, ultimately, spells out happenings in the country, visually or audibly.
He entreated all media personalities to showcase truth, coupled with accurate information, instead of relying on matters which create negative sensations through their platforms.
“In these digital times, wrong information and fake news can distort the actual facts and state of the electoral process, and we don’t want to happen. Ensure that whatever you put out there is nothing but the truth with evidence to back it up,” he advised in his speech.
The president of the Republic of Ghana, however, applauded the media’s irreplaceable duties in the previous elections, in which they monitored electoral polls, reported unusual incidents, and gave individual voters the platform to voice out satisfaction or grievances.
“Every four years, Ghanaians go to the polls to choose a befitting leader all thanks to what the media portrays, which makes it so urgent that the journalists must produce accurate and authentic reports from their respective stations or blogs.”
President Akufo-Addo advised all other auxillaries of the media houses in Ghana to also provide correspondents and journalists with sufficient materials in order to make right decisions on what to release into the airwaves.
