Accra, Dec. 20, - Kwami Sefa
Kayi, the Host of the Peace FM’s Morning Show, Kokrokoo, has been awarded the
Professor PAV Ansah Best Journalist of the Year (2016) at the 22nd Edition of
the Ghana Journalists Awards, held on
Wednesday.
The experienced Presenter,
Popularly known in media circles as “Chairman General” was recognised for using
the media platform for the public good by arousing civic consciousness,
discussing pressing national issues in an ethical environment, impacting the
lives of many people through advocacy and championing neonatal health by acquiring
incubators for health facilities and clinics to save the lives of new born
babies delivered prematurely.
For his prize, he would receive a
fully furnished three-bed room house to be located at GJA Village at Nsawam in
the Eastern Region. KOANS Estates, the
Lead Sponsor for this year’s event, is donating the facility. Ashfoam also
provided some of its products for his use.
In his acceptance speech, Kwami
Sefa Kayi, expressed appreciation to the GJA for the recognition of his efforts
and said the Award would spur him on to work harder and ensure that his vision
to acquire 100 incubators for health facilities became a reality.
Portia Gabor of TV3 was adjudged
the Komla Dumor Most Promising Young Journalist of the Year. She also won the
Best Television Reporter of the Year.
The Ghana News Agency’s (GNA)
reporters -Kafui Kanyi and Godwill Arthur-Mensah won awards for reporting on
Child Protection and Participation; and the Fight against Illegal Mining, also
known as ‘‘galamsey’’ respectively.
Other award winners are; Samuel
Kyei-Boateng of Daily Graphic, who won the Best Reporter for Print, John Vigah
of Ghanaian Times - the Best Sports Reporter, Benedict Owusu of Joy FM - Best
Sports Reporter for Radio and Seth J. Bokpe of the Daily Graphic - Best Feature
Reporter for print.
Under the media houses category,
the GNA picked two awards: Best-Online Reporting - Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH) and Best Online Reporting- Political News.
Peace FM’s Morning Show,
Kokrokoo, won the Best Radio Morning Show Programme of the Year; TV3’s Morning
Show, New Day, won the Best Television Morning Show Programme of the Year; Citi
FM’s Morning Show Programme won the Best Talk Show; MetroTV’s Good Evening
Ghana, won the Best TV Show, while GTV’s Talking Point won the Best Programme
on Democracy and Peace Building.
The Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia
Ofori Panin was the Special Guest of honour at the prestigious ceremony, held
under the theme: “Safe Mining and Environmental Protection: The Role of the
Media”.
Nana Kwasi Gyan -Apenteng, the
Chairman of the National Media Commission, chaired the ceremony, while Mrs
Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the Minister of Communications, represented President Nana
Addo Dankwa-Akufo Addo.
Mr Roland Affail Monney, the GJA
President, commended Ghanaian journalists for the exceptional roles they played
in ensuring successful general election in 2016.
He said the media exhibited the
best electoral journalism with reportorial skills, editorial craftsmanship,
analytical power and professionalism, which contributed immensely to credible
polls.
Osagyefuo Amoatia, who is also
the President of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, said those who were still
engaging in illegal small-scale mining should be arrested and prosecuted
without fear or favour in order to serve as a deterrent to others.
He expressed concern about the
devastation of the environment, saying;
’’I worry about the future of our children, I worry about the diseases coming
to our lives because of our actions, I worry about what type of country we’re
going to leave behind for our children’’.
He, therefore, called for
sustainable development to provide for the needs of the present while
safeguarding the interests of future generations.
GNA
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