Journalists must ensure peace, before, during and after the 2020 general elections

The Western Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Felix Ofosu- Agyeman together with Members of the Regional Electoral Security Taskforce have called for a strong collaboration with the media to promote peace, before, during and after the 2020 general elections.

DCOP Ofosu-Agyeman pointed out that the media has a key role to play in promoting peaceful elections since they inform and educate the populace on issues pertaining to elections.

He said with this important responsibility, it was imperative for the media to be fair and truthful in their line of duty without aligning themselves to any political party.

The Regional Police Commander said this during a 'Peace Forum', organized by the Regional Police command for the media and other stakeholders in Sekondi.

DCOP Ofosu-Agyeman called on media houses within the Region to perform their duties in such a manner that it would sustain the current peaceful atmosphere being enjoyed by the people of the Metropolis.

He urged journalists to be factual and truthful in their reportage and endeavour to crosscheck their facts before going public with their news articles.

Mr Moses Dotsey Aklobortu, Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association, pointed out that speculative reportage triumphed on restricted access to information and called for cordial relationship between security agencies and the media.

"The cooperation between the media and the security agencies should be a two way affair" he added

Mr Aklobortu advised the security agencies to desist from affiliating with political party executives in a manner that would cause them to lose the people’s trust and confidence.

He tasked both journalists and security agencies to use the upcoming NPP primaries as a test case to ensure peace, before, during and after the December elections.