The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged Ghanaian journalists to continue holding the government responsible.
On Wednesday, the opposition party’s leadership paid a courtesy call on the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in Accra.
During the visit, the NDC’s General Secretary, Fiifi Fiavi Petey, highlighted the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) GH60 billion losses as one of the country’s corrupt practices and a reason why the media must hold duty bearers accountable.
“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.”
For its part, the GJA urged political parties to stop targeting journalists.
The head of the association, Albert Dwumfour, said that the organization had received several allegations from media outlets concerning attacks on some of its employees during the Assin North by-election.
