The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged journalists in Ghana to persistently hold the government accountable.
The call was made when the leadership of the opposition party paid a courtesy call on the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in Accra on Wednesday.
During the visit, the NDC’s General Secretary, Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, cited the GH¢60 billion losses incurred by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) as one of the corrupt activities in the country and a reason why the media must hold duty bearers to account.
“Transport fares have gone up, the cost of living has gone up, and people are struggling,” he said. “But that institution has decided to dig in regardless of what anyone does. That is what must be done because it seems to suit what the government of the day wants, which is nothing short of suppression. And these are conversations that we believe you, as the media, will be able to push, not for the sake of any political party, but to ensure that institutions in this country work well and that you hold duty bearers to account.”
The GJA, for its part, called on political parties to desist from attacking journalists.
The association’s president, Albert Dwumfour, revealed that it had received various reports from media houses about assaults on some of its workers during the Assin North by-election.