Do not allow anyone to use you for their selfish interests – Bantemahene tells reporters

General News of Monday, January 28, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-01-28

Bantamahene in Kumasi, Baffur Owusu Amankwatia VI called on journalists to show determination and fairness in the performance of their duties and to not allow anyone to use them for his parish interest.

According to former Asante Kotoko board member, journalists are treated as second clbad dignitaries at events where they have been legitimately invited. However, without the journalist, humanity would be absent in total darkness through the dissemination of information.

Bantemahene spoke at the launch of the regional media awards of the Ghana Journalists Association and the Get Together event in Kumasi,

"All sectors need a journalist.Unfortunately, some are not treated on an equal footing.Others will not receive any compensation but will depend on Soli"

"The time has come for the badociation to keep its house united.Apart from the dissemination of information, they act as referees.You must not allow people to use your platform to lower people and insult them.The person found to do this must be stopped because he is anti-Ghanaian "he said

Baffour Amankwatia VI also asked the media to focus more on sanitation and promote local entrepreneurs rather than promoting foreign companies.

"Sanitation is a very serious problem in Ghana. Wherever you go to Ghana. The time has come for an adequate education. Sanitation causes a lot of diseases, it damages our environment and also creates a false impression for visitors to our country. Please spread the effect of maintaining a tidal environment to the people "

"That said, our businessmen have problems, some will come from Lebanon and he came empty-handed Three months later He is a billionaire Promote our business Promote our footballers If you promote a foreign investor, he take his money to his country. "

He ended up advising the badociation (Media) to verify the information before distributing it to the public. As our parent relies mainly on them for information.