General News of Wednesday, 2 May 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgGovernments urged to allow media freedomDr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Information MinisterDr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Information Minister, has urged Governments inhibiting press freedom to open up for the common good of society. Dr Abdul-Hamid made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 25th Edition of the 2018 World Press Freedom Day, in Accra on Wednesday. The World Press Freedom Index ranked Ghana 23rd in the world and first on the Africa continent. The Information Minister noted that those manoeuvring served as a major threat to the sanctity of the media freedom and undermined professional media practice and, thus, urged the media fraternity to boldly confront it and nib it in the bud. He said the World Press Freedom Day would provide the opportunity for fruitful exchange of ideas by key stakeholders to enhance the freedom of the media landscape and ensure peaceful environment for media practice.

Source: GhanaWeb May 02, 2018 15:45 UTC