Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, the Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), continues to disagree with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) over a directive issued by the Association to media houses to blacklist two Members of Parliament (MPs) over assault on some journalists within the last two months.
Mr. Ayeboafo has criticized the GJA’s directive, labelling it as “dysfunctional and unproductive” to public interest.
He advocates for the use of legal channels to address such acts of impunity against journalists
he NMC Chair reiterated his stance, arguing that the directive was not democratic and an effective method to handle assaults on journalists.
Mr Ayeboafo underscored that “The thing is that boycotting or blackout is something that is not part of normal democratic culture. It is only when everything possible through the rule of law has broken down [that you adopt such measures]. But sometimes it may result in impunity… It is not the most efficacious tool in dealing with attacks on journalists.
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In a rebuttal, Albert Dwumfour the president of the GJA said the NMC Chairman was wrong in his stance and that the association would not stand by while journalists are assaulted.
Story by: Osei Akoto(Teacher Kojo) #Ahotoronline.com
