The Media Coalition, comprising the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Private Newspapers and Online Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), and New Media Association of Ghana (NMAG), has categorically denied allegations of collecting Ghc213,000 from the Jubilee House to organize a press conference.
The allegations, made by Blessed Godsbrain Smart, aka ‘Captain Smart’, on Onua TV and Accra FM, claimed that the Media Coalition and its leaders received the said amount to denounce the increasing spate of unprofessional practices in the media landscape. However, the Coalition has dismissed these claims as baseless and frivolous.
In a rejoinder letter sent to the management of Onua TV and Accra FM, as well as Captain Smart, the Media Coalition demanded a retraction of the allegations and called on the general public to disregard them. The Coalition expressed dismay at the lack of professional restraint on Captain Smart, allowing him to make repeated unfounded allegations, and called on the management of Media General to bring him to order.
The Media Coalition reiterated its commitment to promoting media responsibility while protecting media freedom, and emphasized that it will not be swayed by baseless allegations. The Coalition’s leaders, including GJA President Eugene Osafo Nkansah, GIBA President Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, PRINPAG President Edwin Arthur, and NMAG President Albert Dwumfour, signed the rejoinder letter.
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
