In the run-up to the December elections, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (also known as CDD-Ghana) has urged the press to hold elected officials responsible for their words and deeds.
Instead of letting politicians get away with making false remarks, the Center has pushed the media to ask them about how they intend to handle the problems facing the country.
This was said by CDD-Ghana’s Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement, Dr. Kojo Pumpuni Asante, in a Wednesday interview with Bernard Avle on the Point of View on Citi TV.
He continued by saying that the country is at a turning point that cannot be reached any further and that the media should refrain from endorsing purely political rhetoric.
“I think that the media has to be bold and courageous to really call people out and say what exactly do you want to do to solve the problems and not let people get away with it. To hold people accountable. Because we haven’t really renegotiated our external debts as of now.”
“So we are really in a bad state and we shouldn’t let it get worse and get drowned in this fanfare of a campaign,” he said.
Dr. Asante also stated that he intends to advocate for the same cause and will collaborate with the media to ensure its implementation.
