ACCRA 4. May 2010: Ghana has been ranked first in Africa in 2009 by Reporteur Sans Frontiers (RSF) and 27th in the world, as a country where press freedom is upheld, with journalists going about their duties without any hindrance from the government, says John Tia Akologu, Minister of Information.
The minister also gave an assurance that, President Mills’ administration is fully committed to passing the Freedom of Information law, because the constitution of Ghana guarantees the people, freedom of information, writes “The Ghanaian Times” Tuesday.
Mr Tia Akologu reminded all that it was imperative to reflect on the past, present, and future trends of the journalism profession. – We can recall that, several members in the media fraternity have suffered from various degrees of attacks which ended even in their deaths all over the world, he said.
He affirmed that, when the “Right to Information Bill is passed into law, it would inspire media practitioners to qualitative journalism and spur the media in Ghana to even greater heights that promote truth, good governance, freedom, justice, peace, and democracy.
The chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr Kabral Blay-Amihere, said Ghana could lose her number one position as a press freedom country if the high standards set for ourselves were not maintained.
