In an interaction with the
Presidential Press Corps (PPC) at the Flagstaff House in Accra, he urged the
media to discharge its mandate without fear or favour and to leverage its role
to strengthen social cohesion and good governance in Ghana.
The interaction with the
Presidential Press Corp was to enable the President to interact informally with
the Flagstaff House Correspondents and to appreciate their commitment and
dedication to duty.
President Akufo-Addo told the
correspondents that as the Fourth Estate of the realm, the media must focus on
empowering citizens and promote accountable governance and good democratic
ideals.
But the media should not
compromise the truth whatsoever and should be the pivot on which the
regeneration of the country and building a climate of change for national
development revolves around.
The President commended the PPC
for their devotion to duty and for keeping Ghanaians informed on the policies,
plans and directions of government.
He was grateful to the
correspondents for their impartial reportage of the activities of the
Presidency, saying, "So the work you are doing is very, very important and
you should recognize that you are doing an important work for the development
of the society."
"You are an indispensable
part of governance. You are the mirror, which the nation and the society looks
through and see for what is going on," he noted.
The Dean of the Presidential
Press Corps, Charles Takyi-Boadu, thanked the President for recognizing the
work of the Corps and assured him that the group would discharge at all times,
its mandate professionally to aid the development of the nation.
GNA
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