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Claims of culture of silence in Ghana untrue – Akufo-Addo ghanavisions.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ghanavisions.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana has never returned to the era of ‘culture of silence’ where the media and citizens fear to speak out on national issues. Speaking at the University of Cape Coast after receiving an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership), Akufo-Addo said the media, in particular, has remained free under his watch including the protection of fundamental human rights. “Since becoming president, there is nothing I have seen or experienced in the office that will make me change my long-held views on the importance of fundamental human rights. I have worked with civil society organisations and used their platforms to engage infamous arguments, healthy debates and I am not averse to the occasional controversy that is a necessary part of public life,” Akufo-Addo said. ....
We re rather promoting culture of free media – Information Minister LISTEN Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says there is no culture of silence under President Akufo-Addo. At the opening of the office for the Coordinated Mechanism on the Safety of Journalists at a ceremony in Accra on Tuesday, 4 May 2021, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said: “This is part of the many layers of work the government wants to do to ensure free media operate in Ghana”. He said the office was an additional layer, aside from many other interventions, to demonstrate the government’s commitment to press freedom and safety of journalists. “It is the reason I cannot agree that there is a culture of silence in Ghana because the government is committed to the culture of free media in Ghana,” he said. ....
Professionals fear to identify with NDC when 'vindictive' NPP is in power – Mahama – Ghana Visions ghanavisions.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ghanavisions.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.