The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to take urgent steps to rescue state-owned media outlets from collapse.
Speaking during a courtesy call on the President at the Jubilee House on Friday, September 5, 2025, Mr. Dwumfour said many state-owned media houses are grappling with severe operational and production challenges that threaten their survival.
“We need government intervention to save our dying state-owned media from collapsing. Ahead of the 2024 election, the then presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, pledged at a media engagement to retool the state media and bring life into it. You even promised that you will under no circumstances privilege it,” he stated.
He stressed that the GJA is reminding the President of his commitment, noting that the situation requires urgent attention to prevent state media institutions from shutting down completely.
“This is just a gentle reminder that the state-owned media is struggling, it is dying, and we need you to retool it to bring it back to life — from the production challenge to all the other challenges that confront it,” Mr. Dwumfour said.
The GJA leadership also discussed broader issues affecting journalists in Ghana and pledged the Association’s readiness to work with the government to safeguard press freedom and strengthen the role of the media in national development.
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