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Tema Chapter
of GJA condemns attack on journalist
Tema, Aug 27, Ghanadot/GNA
- The Tema Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA)
has condemned the attack on one of its members, Miss Afia
Pokuaa of Adom FM, at the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
Delegates’ Conference on Saturday.
It has, therefore, called on the leadership of the NPP to
render an apology to the reporter and all journalists in the
country.
Ms Pokuaa was heckled and dragged on the floor by bodyguards
of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, when she attempted
to interview the formal President at the Congress.
The condemnation was contained in a Press Statement issued
in Tema on Wednesday and signed by Miss Laudia Nunoo,
Chapter Secretary.
The statement condemned the incident and said the act
undermined the Freedom of the Press, and the reporter’s
fundamental human rights, as enshrined in the 1992
Constitution.
It said the responsibility of the media included
dissemination of accurate information as well as holding
government, public officers and politicians accountable to
the public and ensuring that they lived up to their
responsibilities.
The statement added that this objective would not be
achieved if practitioners were prevented from performing
their legitimate duties.
It expressed regret about attacks on journalists in recent
times by individuals and appealed to all well-meaning
Ghanaians to condemn the act of heckling and attacks of all
forms on journalists to help build the country’s democracy.
GNA
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