Nana Toku, the Western Region Chairman for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says he is tasking Journalist in Ghana to criticize the Akufo-Addo led government constructively like they did to the erstwhile John Mahama’s administration.
“We are humans. It is possible for tempers to flare up especially in the course of advancing a point about a programme of action or an implemented policy of our party on air. Sometimes that comes out as an attack and therefore an equal response sometimes from hosts of programmes. That insistence from a party official should not be enough reason to sidestep the good tenets of journalism. Your role as a referee becomes suspicious.”
He added: “There are also instances where you will hear something about a member of the party. I cannot for any reason tell you not to run your story. What I will however urge you to do is just to call the person for his side of the story because for every story there are two sides. When you do that you become respectable and credible as well.”
Western Region Secretary of NDC Joe Nelson revealed the importance of the media and admitted that the success or otherwise of political parties largely rests on how they are portrayed by the media.
“Your role is very critical. You have become undoubtedly strategic partners for development. Whether good or bad you say it. So, we appreciate you a lot. So as much as possible we want to have a cordial relationship.”
“It is not always that we will see one thing the same way. Our challenge is sometimes, some of you put yourselves in the debate rather than being a referee.”
