According to the president, the extent of press freedom being enjoyed in the country has contributed to the country having “27 million presidents who think they know the job better.”
President John Mahama has described as worrying the “over-concentration on politics” in the Ghanaian media landscape to the detriment of “all other things like climate change, culture, women’s empowerment”.
According to the president, the extent of press freedom being enjoyed in the country has contributed to the country having “27 million presidents who think they know the job better.”
Mr Mahama made this known while addressing dignitaries across the globe at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conference in Paris on September 26.
He was speaking on ways the on the role of access to information in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
He said even though the Ghanaians media landscape can be described as “one of the most saturated with radio stations and other media in the world”, several challenges still face the media industry.
The president believed that “a lot of the journalists lack training” and hence need capacity building and development to improve upon their performance.
President Mahama also indicated that “a lot of the stations still use rudimentary equipment so they do not have clear sounds”.
He believed the country’s migration to digital broadcasting will help address such concerns.
Meanwhile, the president has stated that Ghana is on course to achieving the targets set under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to him, even though the SDGs, which came to being after the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), are more ambitious with 169 targets, Ghana through the establishment of the SDG implementation committee and their incorporation into the 40-yr development plan will ensure that the SDG targets are achieved.
Source: pulse.com.gh
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So this is your better English? I can hardly understand what you have written. At what class did you drop-out of school? I can't think far.
Yes, the 27 million Ghanaians think we can do better because the driver of the country is incompetent and the citizens cannot watch mother Ghana run down into abyss by incompetent president. Mahama must go out of govt
Peaceful illiterate commentators and their bad english again. Why don't you in twi to save you all the problems of constructing a proper sentence. What the President said is true, our journalist are illiterates, they know nothing about climate changer, contextual gender issues, etc only maaama (Mahama) and Short and devil politics. Ghana is a like a big joke because you reading this piece are a tool, with very low iq
AYARIGA AND AKUA DONKOR ARE THE 2 MOST GYIMI THINGS TO HAPPEN TO GHANA POLITICS. OF COURSE, AFTER JULOR MAHAMA. GHANAMAN VOTE MAHAMA OUT SO THAT WE CAN GET RID OF GYIMI PEOPLE LIKE AYARIGA THE BRAIN-DEAD FROM GHANA POLITICS.
Is Montie Fm, Radio Gold, Adom Fm, and more than 15 NDC supported Radio and Television stations part of the media stations that are 'concentrating on politics' to the neglect equally important issues? Hmmmmmmmm, hypocrisy at its best.
Is it because of your corrupt deals that's been uncovered day after day that is why you are making these remarks? More will come out when you are voted out. You are the same person who is purported to have bought many people to speak for you. As for you, you have your own definition of democracy. I'm not surprised that this is coming from you.
Mahama you made it so, After buying and bribing some of them Kwesi pratt, Mugabe Masa, Abaaku Santana, Adakabra, Randy Abby etc V8 cars etc. to bathmouth your opponents what do you expert , they are just doing what you paid them to do Mr. Hypocrite John Mahama
because you are doing too much corruption and create lut and share