The Minister of Information, Mrs Zita Okaikoi, has expressed the preparedness of the government to foster cordial working relationship with the media in the country.
She said the government would make itself accessible to the media to deliberate on issues geared at stimulating national development, stressing that the government recognised the media as a major partner in the development of the country
Speaking at a reception held for media personnel by the Ministry of Information to enable the minister to interact with media personnel in Accra last Thursday, Mrs Okaikoi, however, deplored the attitude of some media personnel who were bent on introducing ethnocentrism into the media landscape.
She urged journalists to practise responsible journalism and not allow the canker of ethnocentrism to eat into the society, since that could destabilise the country.
She said President John Evans Atta Mills had reiterated his commitment to develop all regions of the nation, irrespective of colour, ethnicity and political affiliations, and added that the few media personnel who wanted to sow seeds of disunity in the country would not be allowed to do so.
She said Ghanaians had nurtured democracy over the past decade and indicated that the media, as the watchdogs of society, should desist from any acts that would destroy the nation’s democracy.
Mrs Okaikoi said the government required the support of the media to educate people on their civic responsibilities and rekindle their communal spirit to address the problem of sanitation and environmental degradation.
Present at the ceremony, which was attended by media practitioners from both the state and private-owned media organisations, were the acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Information, Mr Dominic A. Y. Sampong, and directors from the ministry.
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