The National Media Commission has inaugurated a seven-member Media Advisory Committee for the Volta region.
The Volta Regional Media Advisory Committee is chaired by the Most Reverend Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, Bishop of Ho Diocese of the Catholic Church and supported by other members that spun through the various spectrum of media and communications.
[contextly_sidebar id=”52ocZGWKd6ibSwHn7sAQvAbs53cDxF0D”]They include Dr. George Mawusi Afeti, former Rector of Ho Polytechnic, Mr Simon Kobla Dewotor and Mr Nenorla Kwashie Gidiglo, retired Educationists.
Others are Ms Yaa Amankwa Opuni, Assistant Registrar, University of Health and Allied Sciences Ho, Mr Anthony Bells Kafui Kanyi, acting Volta Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association and Mr Bruce Senam McBrain, the Public Relations Officer of Ho Municipal Education Directorate and a member of the Ghana Writers Association.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony in Ho, the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Gyan-Apenteng said the committees would be established across the country to help NMC discharge its duties effectively by clarifying the responsibilities of media organizations and monitoring their activities in the country.
He added that the committee would not only help expand the oversight responsibilities of the commission particularly in the regions but also help in maintaining a peaceful atmosphere in the build up to the general elections.
“The committees are being set up at an important time in Ghana’s history. The 2016 elections, which hopefully would confirm to the world that Ghana’s democracy has matured and is capable of producing our desired outcome of free and fair elections in an atmosphere of peace and calm.” he said.
The establishment of the Regional Media Advisory Committee is a collaboration between the National Media Commission and the Media and Governance Institute (MaGI) with supports from the European Union (EU).
The Volta Region is the second after the Ashanti Region to benefit from this initiative.
Meanwhile, Kwesi Gyan Apenteng, a member of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) in November last year was elected as the new chair for the National Media Commission (NMC).
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By: King Norbert Akpablie/citifmonline.com/Ghana