The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Get together (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has promised to make sure the passage of the Broadcasting Invoice earlier than the eighth Parliament dissolves.
Addressing journalists on Sunday, August 25, 2024, in Accra, Dr. Bawumia burdened the federal government’s dedication to bettering the media.
“According to our philosophy and reaffirming our dedication to upholding the basic rights to free speech and media freedoms and increasing the frontiers of particular person rights, we are going to go and totally implement the Broadcasting Invoice earlier than the ultimate session of Parliament this yr to higher safeguard media freedoms and pluralism”.
“We are going to additional useful resource the Media Capability Enhancement Programme to proceed enhancing the data and abilities of journalists,” Dr. Bawumia additional assured.
In the meantime, Dr. Bawumia has additionally assured that the NPP-led authorities would proceed to collaborate intently with the media, emphasizing a dedication to upholding media freedom if elected within the 2024 basic elections.
“The NPP views the media as an important companion in nationwide growth”.
“In our quest to develop the frontiers of democratic governance in Ghana, it was thus the NPP underneath former President J. A Kufuor that repealed the felony libel regulation for the media to operate totally. The NPP will proceed to companion with the media and guarantee media freedom.
“We’re companions with you and the partnership I’ll proceed to maintain, as the brand new chief of the NPP. We’re dedicated to deepening media freedom,” he famous on the assembly.