Embarrassing media personalities are now panel members of public organizations – Pianim

Andrews Kwame Pianim a celebrated Ghanaian company economist and investment advisor has said that it’s stressing that some Media personas have taken up appointments to become part of some boards associated with public institutions in the country. Based on him, the media could be the fourth estate and is anticipated to be critical of the federal government in order to allow for accountability plus transparency. Therefore , there is the requirement for media personalities to deny any form of appointment through government. “The media, your fourth estate, yours is to talk truth to power plus I’ve told my friends that are in the media that if you are easily dazzled by the bright glare of power don’t obtain close to power. I mentioned it at our conference the other time. No mass media person in the fourth property should be a member of the plank of any public organization. How can you criticize a govt you’re a part of? If you’re a part of a think tank simply by criticizing policy, you should not participate the policy making, ” he said in an job interview on Accra-based Asaase Stereo. Some known media personas have taken up positions around the boards of some open public institutions in the country. Notable one of them is Metro TV’s John Adom Otchere who is the particular Board Chairman for the Airport terminal Company Limited. Prior to the present position, Paul was a person in the National Communications Power board. Kwame Sefa Kayi is also another media large who has taken up a panel member role at the Nationwide Petroleum Authority (NPA). Supply: MyNewsGh. com/ 2021Send your own news stories to [email protected] and through WhatsApp on +233 202452509Related Topics: FeatureGhana