Retired lecturer of Ghana Technology University College and also the chief elect at Krom–Adwafo in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, Obenfo Nana Osei Piesie Anto has stated that journalists in Ghana should be paid by the central government to keep them active in their activities.
Speaking with Oyerepa Online reporter Nana Yaw Peprah he explained that, journalists are important as the other three arms of government, being legislature, the executive and the judiciary and the media is the fourth arm but are not recognized by the government as the other three in terms of treatments, especially in the aspect of salaries.
According to him, if a journalist being the gatekeeper of the country is being paid by the central government like the members of parliaments, judges and the likes, there will be no way a journalist could be influenced as he or she gets a better salary.
He called on the government to consider his suggestion to keep the media active for the country’s development.
He again talked about the media getting their freedom to operate as the constitution required in chapter 12 and called on private broadcasting owners to treat employees fairly to improve their activeness towards the nation’s growth.
