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Swearing in all four, Mr. Yaw Buadu-Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission, urged members to ensure that the policies they go out with are implemented by the executive to the fullest extent.
He said that when management did not respond to policy, the board should act, but the board should never try to get to the level of implementation.
This is because when the Board does that, it interferes with management’s work and would affect how the Board would evaluate management performance.
“The Board should not at any time enter the scope of implementing its own policies, as there would be no adequate criteria to measure the performance of the administration,” he said.
Mr. Ayeboafoh said it was important that everyone appreciate the responsibilities that had been given to them that if they failed or failed as board members, their assets could even be sold to defray the cost.
“In contemporary times, people believe that when things go wrong in an organization, leaders are part of the cause, and if you are named a leader and the job falls through you, it could be that your own property is being sold. to pay it. any debt. So you are a leader, you have to make sure you work diligently and also think about the job and not just in your personal interest, ”he said.
“Therefore, they are entrusted with a greater responsibility as board members and they must ensure that they use it for the good of the organization. I have no doubt that you will live up to expectations, “he added.
He urged the media, especially the mainstream media, not to give credibility to fake news because doing so jeopardizes the journalistic profession.
He urged members to guarantee the collective responsibility of practitioners and pioneers, whose vision eventually saw the birth of the Association by defending the fight against the culture of silence and the various forms of oppression and injustice occurring in society at that time. .
Roland Affail Monney, president of the Ghana Journalists Association, recalled the critical role of private media during the times when the media was subject to all kinds of laws, including criminal defamation law and culture of silence, adding that brave men and women were needed. PRINPAG as a soldier and regained media freedom.
“So we owe a huge debt of gratitude to PRINPAG members for the valuable contribution to the development of journalism in Ghana,” he said.
He said the media needed to look beyond COVID-19 and devise strategies to see how best to recalibrate and revitalize the media to play their role properly in the development of the country.
In total, the Board is made up of nine members, Kwame Obeng-Fosu, President, Sir Benedict Batabe Assorow, Mr. Ebo Quansah, Mrs. Christina Ansah, Emma Lawson, Madame Gloria Gyan-Duah, Madame Edith Dankwah of the Business and Financial Times, Mr. Edwin Arthur and Kenteman Nii-Laryea Sowah.
Five of the Board members and executive members took office last year.
Ebow Quansah, on behalf of the team, pledged his unwavering support for the task, saying they would continue to put PRINPAG on a higher pedestal, where it deserves to be.
PRINPAG has paid its dues to Ghana and it is our duty to continue the success achieved by our ancestors. As a board we have a duty to make sure that not only SURVIVES PRINPAG, but also to take responsibility for whatever wrongdoing it is. We will do it with all our hearts.
— GNA
